In the 14th century, King Edward II of England ruled that 1 inch equalled 3 grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise #SundaySciencepic.twitter.com/QRXHPpZ4OU
"Yard" was defined by King Henry I (12th C) as the distance between the tip of his nose and the thumb of his outstretched arm #SundaySciencepic.twitter.com/3HsZMkSSD8