English History: Strange but True
Richard Smyth, "English History: Strange but True"
English | ISBN: 075249970X | 2014 | 192 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 075249970X | 2014 | 192 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
Hundreds of incredible true facts and anecdotes from England's amazing history
Did you know that Mary Queen of Scots was a mighty 5' 11" tall? Her cousin Elizabeth I, by contrast, was a miniscule 5' 4".
Even with the heaviest bows, an English archer could fire six arrows a minute—or up to 54,000 arrows a minute at Agincourt.
Charles I was once dug up by George III’s doctor; the medical man kept a piece of Charles's spine and beard as a souvenir.
This book contains hundreds of "strange but true" facts and anecdotes about English history. Arranged into a miniature history of England, and with bizarre and hilarious true tales for every era, it will interest, surprise, and delight readers everywhere.
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