Re: [NTLK] [OT] Exact Measurement of King Henry

From: BobR <newttalk_at_old-sock.co.uk>
Date: Fri May 02 2008 - 17:21:24 EDT

Doug Denby writes:

> There are lots of references across the web. Some misleading. Most
> simplifying.
>
> Measures and History and Myth are tightly tied.
>
> Google King Henry I and measurements etc.

I tried 'yard king henry' and got a link to William of Malmesbury and his
'Chronicle of the Kings of England'. My local library has a copy so I will
scour that for more details.

Thanks,

BobR.

====================================================================
The NewtonTalk Mailing List - http://www.newtontalk.net/
The Official Newton FAQ - http://www.splorp.com/newton/faq/
The Newton Glossary - http://www.splorp.com/newton/glossary/
WikiWikiNewt - http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/
====================================================================
Received on Fri May 2 17:21:26 2008

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.8 : Fri May 02 2008 - 18:30:00 EDT