{"product_id":"welsh-history-strange-but-true-9780750983426","title":"Welsh History: Strange But True","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoff Brookes\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer with a long-standing interest in Welsh history. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eBloody Welsh History: Swansea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSwansea Then \u0026amp; Now\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSwansea Murders\u003c\/i\u003e. He has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eTimes Educational Supplement \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWelsh Country Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"History Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412956680466,"sku":"9780750983426","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_487478f8-1d62-4f2a-954e-ead8fa30904c.jpg?v=1729335971","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/welsh-history-strange-but-true-9780750983426","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}