Why Did Never-Married Lawrence of Arabia Wear Bridegroom’s Robes?

Hint: The white silk and gold Arab robes were a gift

“The real Bedouin robes presented to T.E. Lawrence aka Lawrence of Arabia” by mharrsch, licensed CC BY 2.0

T.E. Lawrence’s life story lingers some 100 years after the Arab Revolt (1916–18) and is intertwined with legend and myth. He is remembered for leading Bedouin tribesmen on raids to dynamite Turkish trains in the desert. He was also an Oxford-trained archeologist, a…