Description
This incredible story is not a historical novel, it is a record of real events that happened in medieval Swansea. William Crach is a Welsh freedom-fighter accused of murder and arson in Oystermouth Castle: he is arrested and hanged, but then he revives. Was this a miracle or a freak occurrence? The church conducts an investigation to find out.
Nine witnesses are called to give evidence at the inquiry, ranging from a humble labourer to the local ruler. Among them is the hanged man himself. One by one they are called in to tell the story of what they saw.
Their statements were recorded in Latin by the church officials, and the manuscript survives in the Vatican Archives in Rome. This translation brings the story to life and gives a fascinating glimpse of the way people lived and thought in Medieval Wales, a time of intrigue, cruelty and conflict.
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