Charles IX of Sweden wore a braid over his bald head and tried to seize Livonia

While Uncle Vasya plasters three strands of a witch's hair across his gleaming bald pate and captivates the ladies on the Metro with his manly charm, Charles IX of Sweden braids a plait over his bald skull and tries to seize Livonia. This is the style for when you do not know where your evening will end: at a ball or at an execution. A coiffure for every occasion. Ceremonial, it would seem, yet restrained at the same time, and only the little plait betrays a character with a secret.