This month, NBC/MSNBC will be using our image of a medieval barber in a story it is running about the history of barbers and barber poles.

As many of you know, the duties of a barber during the Middle Ages were a bit different from the duties of a modern barber.

Click here to view our image gallery on the Middle Ages in Europe.

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