The plague doctors wore long leather or waxed cloth ... most of Scotland escaped the worst of this outbreak. The border with England was closed and trade and travel were banned with countries ...

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On display at the German Museum of Medical History in Ingolstadt is an authentic 16th Century CE, plague doctor mask, an eerie yet fascinating relic from one of history's darkest periods.