Strange Will Requests and Bequests by Aj Griffiths-Jones

Strange Will Requests and Bequests by Aj Griffiths-Jones

Tucked away in the vaults of Somerset House lies one of Britain’s most revealing and eccentric historical treasures: a vast archive of Last Wills and Testaments. These documents, often the final words of the dead, hold more than just legal instructions; they’re windows into the character of those gone before, into their conflicts and lives. From vengeful codicils and heartfelt farewells, to wills etched on eggshells or hidden in hollow bedposts, this book uncovers a trove of bizarre and entertaining bequests. Here are men and women who used their final words to settle scores, impose odd conditions, or deliver one last laugh — sometimes at the expense of expectant heirs. For family historians, these wills offer more than just names and dates. They reveal values, relationships, secrets, and social customs that breathe life into ancestral records. Whether you're tracing your ancestors or simply enjoy tales of posthumous mischief, this journey into the strange world of testamentary history proves that death doesn’t always mean silence.

A.J. Griffiths-Jones is a criminal researcher and genealogist with a passion for history and unsolvable mysteries. The author of a host of fictional novels, she also loves to travel and spent ten years working in China as Language Training Manager for an international bank. Nowadays you will find A.J. at home in a Turkish town on the Aegean coast, where she lives with her husband David and adopted street cat, Pebbles.

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ISBN 13	9781036194963
ISBN 10	1036194965
Title	Strange Will Requests and Bequests
Author	Aj Griffiths-Jones
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2026-04-30
Number of pages	248
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