Welsh History: Strange but True
2017
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-8342-6 (ISBN)
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-8342-6 (ISBN)
Sir John Pryce of Newtown Hall died in 1761. He kept the embalmed bodies of his first two wives on either side of his bed – until his third wife insisted that they were removed.
In 1856 Ronald Rhys from the Vale of Neath disappeared for a week after seeing a strange light in a field and hearing a loud noise. He remembered being examined by small creatures who took a sample of his blood.
Oh yes, and America is named after a Welshman and the Holy Grail is kept in a bank vault in West Wales...
This book contains hundreds of ‘strange but true’ facts and anecdotes about Welsh history. Arranged into a miniature history of Wales, and with bizarre and hilarious true tales for every era, it will interest and delight readers everywhere.
In 1856 Ronald Rhys from the Vale of Neath disappeared for a week after seeing a strange light in a field and hearing a loud noise. He remembered being examined by small creatures who took a sample of his blood.
Oh yes, and America is named after a Welshman and the Holy Grail is kept in a bank vault in West Wales...
This book contains hundreds of ‘strange but true’ facts and anecdotes about Welsh history. Arranged into a miniature history of Wales, and with bizarre and hilarious true tales for every era, it will interest and delight readers everywhere.
GEOFF BROOKES is a writer with a long-standing interest in Welsh history. His previous books include Bloody Welsh History: Swansea, Swansea Then & Now and Swansea Murders. He has appeared in The Times Education Supplement, Welsh Country Magazine, as well as in a range of other publications, such as The Independent. He lives in Swansea.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.09.2017 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Strange but True |
| Zusatzinfo | 50 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Stroud |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
| Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7509-8342-6 / 0750983426 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7509-8342-6 / 9780750983426 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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