The Fez: History of the Tarboosh

Mostly recognized as a lodge hat for fraternal orders in the United States, the short, cylindrical hat with a tassel has a long and important history. Also called a Tarboosh, the hat is so culturally significant that it has, at different times, been both required and banned. This episode of The History Guy was originally written exclusively for the channel’s patrons on Patreon. If you would like an exclusive episode each month and to support the creation of forgotten history, please consider becoming a patron: This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and provide illustration. As very few images of the actual event are available in the Public Domain, images of similar objects and events are used for illustration.