Under the Sumptuary Laws of 1363, merchants were forbidden to wear
pointy shoes in excess of 61/2in in length.One of Henry VII's most
prized possessions was the preserved leg of St George, a gift from Louis
XII of France.In February 1789, George III pursued a best-selling lady
novelist in a high-speed chase through Kew Gardens.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 and delight
readers everywhere.