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By Stephen Beech

Hat etiquette was both a status symbol and a source of conflict in 17th century Britain, reveals new research.

Hats were both status symbols and sources of conflict in 17th Century Britain

Hat battles at the trial of King Charles I. (John Nalson via SWNS)

Hats were both status symbols and sources of conflict in 17th Century Britain

Levellers wearing their hats, woodcut from The Declaration and Standard of the Levellers of England (1649). (Bodleian Libraries / University of Oxford via SWNS)

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