The Plague Doctor’s eerie beak mask was designed to protect against “evil” smells thought to cause disease. But the truth ...

Plague doctors wore spectacles and a mask with ... the beak had two small holes near the nostrils, which allowed the doctor ...

George Rae, a plague doctor, is standing Leith outside one of the isolation huts. He dreads the thought of what is waiting for him inside; more victims dying an incurable, horrible death – with ...