3 ms·
Everything you're saying is nonsense. > If you like, look up historical US statistics on height. Yeah, people in the 1700s were, on average, 2 inches shorter.
by miyoji 3mo ago
Everything you're saying is nonsense.
> If you like, look up historical US statistics on height.
Yeah, people in the 1700s were, on average, 2 inches shorter. Not the tiny dwarves you're describing.
> BTW, I saw Henry VIII's armor in London. Looked like a boy's armor.
This? [0]
Dimensions: H. 72 1/2 in. (184.2 cm); W. 33 in. (83.8 cm); D. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); Wt. 50 lb. 8 oz. (22.91 kg)
Apparently a six foot tall man is a boy?
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/23936 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/23936
- WalterBright 3mo agoAbout 4 inches shorter than today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height#18th_century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height#18th_century The armor you cited is not the one I saw in London. It's possible that the one I saw was not actually his.