Welsh History: Strange But True (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780750983426)

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.

Author: Geoff Brookes
ISBN-10: 0750983426
ISBN-13: 9780750983426
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 07/03/2017
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d