Why plague doctors wore those strange beaked masks In the 17th century, people believed these outfits could purify poisonous air. They were wrong.

Cops in the English village of Hellesdon are hunting for an unidentified individual who's been creeping out locals by lurking around town while dressed as a 17th Century plague doctor.

Doctors are said to have embraced this look, thanks in part to the Black Death, which ravaged the Middle East, Asia, and Europe during the 14th century.

The delegate was dressed as a "plague doctor" and as the name suggests, plague doctors were involved in attempting to help people suffering from the bubonic plague, although many of them were not ...

Plague doctors and PPE: Today's gear has nothing on the medical garb of the Renaissance If today's personal protective equipment is impersonal, its 17th-century equivalent was downright sinister ...

The sight of the individual out walking in a plague doctor outfit provoked mixed reactions A person who was "terrifying kids" by walking around a village dressed as a 17th Century plague doctor ...