Dr Alun Withey

Alun Withey is a Senior Lecturer at Exeter University, specialising in the history of medicine between the 17th and 19th centuries. He has published several books, including a study of medicine in 17th century Wales and technologies for the body in the 18th century. He has recently completed a major study of the history of facial hair in Britain, and his new book Concerning Beards: Facial Hair, Health and Practice in England, 1650-1900.