The costume that rewrote history

by The Secret of the Day | Jul 19, 2026 | THE RECORD

One of the most instantly recognisable images in all of history — a warrior in a particular kind of headgear — is a complete invention. No one from that era ever actually looked like it. The real source is a single stage production from the 1800s. Today's secret is the image, and the night it was born.

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