A Grim Almanac of Gloucestershire

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By: Robin Brooks

This alternative look at Gloucestershire’s past provides a day-by-day journey through the grim underbelly of the county’s history, looking at crimes and misdemeanors, strange natural phenomena, folk tales and curious customs.

Gloucestershire is especially good at blending the quaint with the brutal. Where else could you find a village that celebrates Pig Face Day once a year ― and guess what’s on the menu? There is much between these covers that will make you raise an eyebrow, curl a toe and cross your legs. Prepare for your stomach to be turned, your brow to be furrowed and your funny bones to be tickled by these true tales of Grim Gloucestershire.