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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Romans, lend me your shears: empire brought hair removal to Britain, says English Heritage

An English Heritage conservator examines a pair of tweezers used to remove armpit hair from Roman men and women
An English Heritage conservator examines a pair of tweezers used to remove armpit hair from Roman men and women. Photograph: Jim Holden/English Heritage

As Monty Python fans know, the Romans have done nothing for us apart from giving us sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system and public health.

Roman experts may also suggest they have given us public relations, street food, town planning, currency, our calendar, underfloor heating and bureaucracy.

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