Where the hell do TROUSERS come from?

Marauding hordes, virile masculinity and female coal-miners, the story of humanity's favourite clothing has a few more surprises than you might think.

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Sources and Further Reading:

A few great all-purpose books
'British Costume during 19 centuries' by Mrs Charles.H.Ashdown (feat. in this video)
'20,000 Years of Fashion' by Francois Boucher
'Costume and Fashion: A Concise History' by James Lever

Adrienne Mayor's paper (THE best thing I read)
http://www.academia.edu/8737411/Who_I...

Investigation uncovering the truth behind the Amazons
http://www.newyorker.com/books/joshua...

Adam Clarke's bible commentary
http://www.studylight.org/commentarie...

Archaological trouser finds
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/...
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/f...

You should read more about Mansa Musa if his honour piqued your interest!
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=r...

Good article that sets out the role of the bicycle
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/...

A book about Annie Londonderry
'Around The World On Two Wheels' by Peter Zheutlin

Local history of the Pit Brow Lasses and photos
http://www.daveweb.co.uk/PitBrowLasse...
http://www.wiganworld.co.uk

Didn't get round to talking about these two...

Trousers vs Breeches used to control the Irish by the English
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=E...

The idolisation of seafarers and trousers by the elites
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10...

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