History & Culture

Paint, Powder and Politics: Hair in the Georgian Age

Benjamin Franklin House · 36 Craven St, London WC2N 5NF, United Kingdom

18 September 2026

A talk traces how towering powdered wigs and a hair tax rebellion turned Georgian hairstyles into political statements. Even a hairstyle, it turns out, could carry real political weight, a fashion choice enough to shift the nation's fate.

Paint, Powder and Politics: Hair in the Georgian Age

Benjamin Franklin House

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