Early Modern Europe
How One Barber Forced a King to Pay
A Paris barber's refusal to cut hair during wartime gave rise to the modern concept of worker's rights.
Read the full story in the app
Untold Archives: one untold history story, every morning.
Download on the App StoreEarly Modern Europe17th CenturyLabor HistoryParisThirty Years WarGuild SystemWorker RightsEconomic HistoryCardinal RichelieuLouis XIII
History is full of stories like this one.