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| − | A minor port city in the North West of England, it was originally awarded a [[City Charter]] by King John in 1208. However, it was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that Liverpool developed into a major global city. This prominence was based largely on trade, including [[tobacco]], [[sugar]] and a major involvement in the [[slave trade]]. The slave trade was abolished in 1806, however Liverpool continued to flourish as an industrial center | + | A minor port city in the North West of England, it was originally awarded a [[City Charter]] by King John in 1208. However, it was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that Liverpool developed into a major global city. This prominence was based largely on trade, including [[tobacco]], [[sugar]] and a major involvement in the [[slave trade]]. The slave trade was abolished in 1806, however Liverpool continued to flourish as an industrial trade and financial industries center. |
| − | The city currently has a population of approximately | + | The city currently has a population of approximately 450,000, known as 'Scousers' after a popular local dish, with the wider [[Merseyside]] region having a population of 1.5 million. The popular culture and 'soul'of Liverpool has most memorably been portrayed by the author and dramatist Carla Lane in a number of highly-regarded television dramas including "The Liver Birds" and "Bread". |
Around 1911 Adolf Hitler visited his brother Alois who lived and worked in Liverpool. | Around 1911 Adolf Hitler visited his brother Alois who lived and worked in Liverpool. | ||
Revision as of 12:32, April 21, 2007
A minor port city in the North West of England, it was originally awarded a City Charter by King John in 1208. However, it was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that Liverpool developed into a major global city. This prominence was based largely on trade, including tobacco, sugar and a major involvement in the slave trade. The slave trade was abolished in 1806, however Liverpool continued to flourish as an industrial trade and financial industries center.
The city currently has a population of approximately 450,000, known as 'Scousers' after a popular local dish, with the wider Merseyside region having a population of 1.5 million. The popular culture and 'soul'of Liverpool has most memorably been portrayed by the author and dramatist Carla Lane in a number of highly-regarded television dramas including "The Liver Birds" and "Bread".
Around 1911 Adolf Hitler visited his brother Alois who lived and worked in Liverpool.
Famous natives of Liverpool: Anne Robinson (TV presenter and journalist) Tony Booth (actor and father-in-law of Tony Blair) Billy Butler (comedian) Jimmy Tarbuck (comedian) Ted Ray (comedian) John Prescott (comedian) Steven Gerrard (footballer) Stan Boardman (comedian) Terry McDermott (footballer and archetypal Scouser)
Culture
Sports
- Everton FC Soccer
- Liverpool FC Soccer
- Liverpool St Helens RUFC
- St Helens RLFC
- Tranmere Rovers Soccer