English History Strange but True Author:Richard Smyth Hundreds of incredible true facts and anecdotes from England's amazing historyDid 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 du... more »g 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.« less