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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

World History

King Henry VIII of England instituted a Beard Tax in 1535. What other nation instituted a beard tax in 1705 to look more like the rest of Europe?


Russia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beard_tax

Posted by CoxWebDev at 9:00 AM
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1 comment:

Logan said...

These rulers. No appreciation for the manliness of a well-groomed beard.

July 16, 2013 at 2:54 PM

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