A THREE-YEAR study of the history of beards has begun in Devon.The University of Exeter plans to look at facial hair and its relationship with masculinity and health as well as shaving technology.The study, entitled "Do Beards Matter?, is thought to be the first academic study of facial hair over the period from 1700 to 1918.Dr Alan Withey said: "We can see facial hair not as some quirky irrelevance in history, but as a unique way of understanding the body, health, medicine and...
