Poulaines and hallux valgus - mediaeval pointy shoes caused bunions

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Poulaines and hallux valgus - mediaeval pointy shoes caused bunions

Started by Duncan Head, Jun 11, 2021, 07:49 AM

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Duncan Head

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Poulaines and hallux valgus - mediaeval pointy shoes caused bunions

Jun 11, 2021, 07:49 AM

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jun/11/medieval-fashion-for-pointy-shoes-linked-to-rise-in-bunions

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Jun 11, 2021, 07:53 AM

poor old Edmund Blackadder....he gets blamed for everything

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Jun 13, 2021, 08:45 AM

Could be worse: foot binding.

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