Grave Tales of Wales 2

by Geoff Brookes

You will meet heroes and poets, you will confront tragedies and murders, injustice and sadness. But there are also great achievements, astonishing courage and humanity. Find out about the conspiracy that killed Llewellyn, Prince of Wales; about the women who fought at the battle of Waterloo; about the Gresford Mining Disaster; about William Jones, just seventeen and shot at dawn; about the man from Tenby who invented the equals sign; about Robert Owen, the greatest Welshman of them all. There is a bonus story too - the extraordinary Cadoxton Murder Stone, displayed and explained. The stories come from across the whole of Wales and from across a wide expanse of Welsh history. There are directions too, so that you can find these graves and make a physical connection with these remarkable stories and bring them alive once more. This is history that you can feel. This book is the perfect companion, telling you thirty five remarkable stories you really want to know, but have never heard of.

230 pages, Paperback

Published March 14, 2022

About the author

Geoff Brookes spent his professional life as a teacher in Leicester and in two Swansea Comprehensive schools. His writing career began with pieces in The Independent newspaper and he was soon writing regularly for The Times Education Supplement. In 2011 he was nominated as Columnist of the Year (Business Media Category) in the PPA Awards for his work with the TES. He has written a number of books about secondary education including English Literature study guides, additional learning needs and school management.
He was a featured writer for Welsh Country Magazine where he explored the stories beneath interesting gravestones. He is also the author of a number of books about Swansea and Welsh history. His first novel, In Knives We Trust, was published by Matador in 2018, the first of his books about Inspector Rumsey Bucke. The second novel in the series, Our Lady of Mumbles, was published by Cambria Books in November 2020. The third novel, A Swansea Child. will be published by Cambria Books in autumn 2021.