In the Tyburn and Newgate days of British judicial hanging history, the hood used to cover the prisoner’s face was a nightcap supplied by the prisoner, if he could afford it.[3]
I actually wondered the exact same thing when I posted this and searched it, it’s to keep your head warm and your pomaded hair off the pillows back when effective heat and regular showers were less common.
What’s the purpose of a night cap? Like why would anyone want to wear a tall, floppy hat while they sleep?
To keep your head warm during sleep.
Does a tall, floppy hat keep your head warmer than something that lays closer to your head?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightcap_(garment)
WTF
So you had to have a tall, floppy night cap in case you were ever hanged, got it.
Wouldn’t a scarf work better as a scarf?
It gave you more garment to work with on cold nights if you wanted to cover up more of your neck or face.
We have mastered the method of making a post seem sarcastic and sincere at the same time. I don’t even think it’s conscious anymore.
It’s a statement. Similar to a thinking cap
ever tried sleeping in the cold?
But why is it tall and floppy? Why not just like a knit beanie?
I actually wondered the exact same thing when I posted this and searched it, it’s to keep your head warm and your pomaded hair off the pillows back when effective heat and regular showers were less common.