Snapshots of Welsh History: Without the Boring Bits!

By Phil Carradice

A fascinating collection of stories from Welsh history collected from Phil Carradice's popular BBC Wales blog, gathered together for the first time in a book. Among the incredible stories are... -The man from Clydach who invented a Death Ray -The Welsh aristocrat whose parrot once bit Herman Goering on the nose -The witch who cursed the launch of a warship at Pembroke Dockyard -The battle that was won by a herd of cows These stories are part and parcel of Welsh heritage and make history interesting. Snapshots of Welsh History -- without the boring bits covers a wide range of Welsh history topics. Written in Phil's unique easy-to-read yet elegant style, these stories are funny, tragic, sad and hilarious. Yet the one thing they all have in common is that they make compelling reading.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1908192437
• ISBN13: 9781908192431
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Accent Press (UK)
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.5"