In the late 18th century the exciting new, ‘science’ phrenology explained that the shape of the skull could identify a person’s moral and intellectual qualities. Head feeling became big and even Queen Victoria had her children's heads ‘read’. It said the brain had 26 organs that would wither if they weren’t used and grow if they were and the skull shape responded to changes size.

In the late 18th century the exciting new, ‘science’ phrenology explained that the shape of the skull could identify a person’s moral and intellectual qualities. Head feeling became big and even Queen Victoria had her children's heads ‘read’. It said the brain had 26 organs that would wither if they weren’t used and grow if they were and the skull shape responded to changes size.