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The beaked mask wasn’t just for show—it was packed with herbs to ward off “bad air.” Underneath it? One of the most haunting jobs in history.

The moment you notice the green smoke clouds that indicate the plague, send a Physician to the affected settlement to nip it in the bud. The sooner they arrive, the sooner these plague doctors can ...

Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century. It evolved from its heavier ...

A doctor finds a solution to end the plague and Nosferatu. The only thing that can stop him is if he is caught in the sunlight. Now, Ellen and Thomas Hutter must race against time to destroy his ...

The Plague Doctor's costume was designed to protect you from what was thought of as "evil" smells or bad air which was seen as the cause of infection at the time. This is now known as the ...

The Plague Doctor design is so brilliantly simple but awesome and I can’t believe we’re the first to make it the basis of a major film. We’re already looking at action figures.

The Bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, ravaged Europe for centuries, claiming millions of lives. Believing the plague spread through miasma, or bad air, doctors wore elaborate costumes ...

Or so I thought. Little did I realise I was going to be part of the attraction myself — by going behind the scenes for 30 minutes of make-up that turned me into the Plague Doctor.

Doctor Plague film starts shooting in London with Martin Kemp leading the cast opposite Peter Woodward and David Yip.