Edward Barleycorn was born in 1891.
Edward Barleycorn died in 1978.
William Barleycorn was born in 1848.
The Barleycorn was created in 1971.
1 inch is 3 barleycorn.
William Barleycorn died in 1925.
john barleycorn is a old slang term for booze
John Barleycorn has written: 'The Irish demand' 'Ireland'
Since 1066, there have been 3 inches in one barleycorn. Therefore, one barleycorn is equal to 1/3 = 0.3 recurring (that is, 0.33333...) inches.
John Barleycorn Must Die was created in 1970-04.
Battling for Barleycorn - 1925 was released on: USA: 1 October 1925
John Barleycorn isn't an actual person. It is slang for booze, used during the time of prohibition.
Apparently there is documentation that Edward II legally defined the inch in terms of 3 barleycorns, however it was in use since 1066 making it that William I may have defined it. A barleycorn is still used today as the base measure between UK shoe sizes - each size up is a barleycorn longer than the previous.