On Monday, 2 December 2013 15:57:40 UTC, Dave Cornwell wrote:
I'm still trying to work out Dave's link to William -the *******......no not Dave , William the Horse chestnut ------------------------------------------ You have a winter of 1088 in your list. Was that the winter of our discontent? Dave

Nah that was Richard III much later around 1480.

Hold up a mo............ah...now I see yes 1088 I remember it well the year Odo had a go go.For him it was a no no.