Some codpieces had cute little bows on them. Some time around 1536, Hans Holbein the Younger was finessing Henry VIII's crotch. With a fine brush in his hand and a palette of watercolour paints beside ...

Once used to warm men's private parts during harsh winters in rural Croatia, the woollen codpiece or 'nakurnjak' is making a comeback as a popular souvenir, thanks to a handful of women preserving ...

What we wear has changed vastly through the ages - with certain styles and garments resurfacing from time to time in what seems like a cycle. But will medieval attire ever make a comeback? In the ...