Re: [h-cost] A question of height....
Queen Bess had a discussion with James Melville, Mary Stuart's ambassador, in 1564 basically grilling him with details all about her rival. She asked if Mary were taller, to which Melville quickly replied that she was. Bess replied, "Then she is too high. I myself am neither too high nor too low." (First Elizabethan_Carolly Erickson, 218). Mary Stuart was almost six feet tall. (Ibid., 200). Arlys On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:01:03 -0600 "Exstock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've seen several definitive answers on this (and other) lists, but > I'm > afraid that they were all different. The one that stuck in my head > best (I > think a letter was quoted) was 5'7" with her cousin being "too tall" > at > 5'9", but of course that means absolutely nothing, since a) I could > be > remembering wrong, and b) even if I'm remembering right, that > doesn't mean > that the answer was right. > > A web search, by the way, turns up 5'3"-5'5" as the most common > heights > given, for whatever that's worth. If she was 5'3" near the end of > her life > it wouldn't be odd for her to have been 5'5" at her tallest, given > the > shrinking effects of age/osteoporosis. > > -E "Non-Answers-R-Us" House > > > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] A question of height....
On Monday 25 February 2008, Exstock wrote: > I've seen several definitive answers on this (and other) lists, but I'm > afraid that they were all different. The one that stuck in my head best (I > think a letter was quoted) was 5'7" with her cousin being "too tall" at > 5'9", but of course that means absolutely nothing, since a) I could be > remembering wrong, and b) even if I'm remembering right, that doesn't mean > that the answer was right. I remember that Antonia Fraser claims in her biography of Mary Queen of Scots that Mary (who I assumed was the "cousin" of Elizabeth referred to) was nearly 6 feet tall (5' 11', or something like that). However, I don't remember what Fraser's alleged source was. -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "You affect the world by what you browse."-- Tim Berners-Lee ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] A question of height....
I've seen several definitive answers on this (and other) lists, but I'm afraid that they were all different. The one that stuck in my head best (I think a letter was quoted) was 5'7" with her cousin being "too tall" at 5'9", but of course that means absolutely nothing, since a) I could be remembering wrong, and b) even if I'm remembering right, that doesn't mean that the answer was right. A web search, by the way, turns up 5'3"-5'5" as the most common heights given, for whatever that's worth. If she was 5'3" near the end of her life it wouldn't be odd for her to have been 5'5" at her tallest, given the shrinking effects of age/osteoporosis. -E "Non-Answers-R-Us" House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] A question of height....
On Sunday 24 February 2008, Melody Watts wrote: > Hi All, >I don't know if this question has been asked in the past and answered, > but I'd like to know, if not. Is there any definitive answer on how tall > Elizabeth (the first) was? Are there any "tailor's notes" on her physical > dimensions ? > > I know her cousin was quite tall of a woman in her age, how did Lizzy > measure up? I recall that her effigy was measured at 5 foot 3 inches or something of the sort, but I don't remember the source of that information so I'll defer to anyone who does. -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "You affect the world by what you browse."-- Tim Berners-Lee ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] A question of height....
Hi All, I don't know if this question has been asked in the past and answered, but I'd like to know, if not. Is there any definitive answer on how tall Elizabeth (the first) was? Are there any "tailor's notes" on her physical dimensions ? I know her cousin was quite tall of a woman in her age, how did Lizzy measure up? Thanks , Melody - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
