Richard Smyth

English History: Strange but True (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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. Did you know that Mary Queen of Scots was a mighty 5ft 11in tall? (Her cousin Elizabeth I, by contrast, was a miniscule 5ft 4in). 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The History Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780750954976
• Artikelnr.: 41060939

Autorenporträt

Richard Smyth spent several years as an editor before becoming a freelance writer and researcher. He writes regular articles for magazines including History Today, as well compiling that publication's monthly crossword. He also sets the questions for the BBC's Mastermind.