From the Black Death to the Present. “A wide-brimmed hat could defend the head, and a mask with a protruding beak extending from the nose could carry aromatic herbs that would protect the wearer ...

Plague doctors before the bird-style mask was introduced It was the Black Death - a plague that first swept Europe in the 14th Century, killing at least 25 million people between 1347 and 1351 ...

Doctors treating those with the Black Death believed the mask acted as a filter against the disease. Police said they would like to give the individual some "words of advice". It is thought the ...