Liverpool: A People's History

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He dies in 1810 and I have traced him to Poole Street in 1796 and the baptisms of his children at Beens Gardens, now Renshaw Presbyterian church. Mike Royden’s highly readable guide introduces readers to the wealth of material available on the city’s history and its people. This book tells brief histories of many of these and puts them all in context with their dominating conurbation. Liverpool Journalist, Simon Hughes, takes us across the shifting tides of Liverpool’s ever-changing fortunes. It was written in 1797 and covers a lot of the life of the port, though it focuses on the sights of the town.

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It tells how the Medieval town grew to become the social and commercial ‘crossroads of the world’ and how it took its place as the second port and city in the British Empire. The American War of Independence that started in 1775 disrupted Liverpool’s trade with the colonies for a little while. But he didn’t just make them a footballing force at home and in Europe – he also changed their home strip to the all-red with which they have been synonymous ever since.Published to mark the 30th anniversary of the street disturbances that took place in Liverpool 8 in 1981, a time in which Liverpool was at the forefront of events that also rocked other British cities and communities including Brixton and Birmingham, .

The best books of Liverpool and Merseyside history - Shepherd

In 1680 the first house had been built on the eastern side of the Pool, a landmark in the expansion of Liverpool.

As Liverpool experienced increased wealth from trade, the well-to-do merchants chose to move out of the bustling dirty centre towards the open countryside, or at least the suburbs surronding the centre. The books above are my favourites, and the ones I’d recommend you read to get the broadest overview of the history of Liverpool.