The plague doctor costume looks like a cross between a steampunk crow and the Grim Reaper, and has come to represent both the terrors of the Black Death and the foreignness of medieval medicine.

pandemic, is the crow’s connection to the Bubonic Plague. Beginning in the 17th century so-called "plague doctors" donned a black beaked crow mask, as part of their "PPE." The mask’s beak was ...

Their iconic and ominous look, as depicted in this 1656 engraving of a Roman doctor, is recognizable to this day. The plague was once the most feared disease in the world, capable of wiping out ...

Out of the blue, you’re added to a group chat by Dr. Crow, an ominous person in the guise of a plague doctor. For some inexplicable reason, it's impossible for you to leave this chat.

I went to see the stage version of the Shakespeare sitcom comedy Upstart Crow in London's West End ... beneath the hooded beaked mask of the plague doctor, it reminded us of the time of the ...

A ‘PLAGUE Doctor’ phenomena is sweeping the country ... An image of a person wearing a black cloak and a crow mask was posted on social media yesterday with the caption: “The scary crow ...

People across Dumfries have been dressing up in a crow mask and a black cape as ... to trace individuals who are dressing up in these plague doctor outfits as they are frightening the public.