Liverpool grew into a major commercial port in the 18th century, when it was also crucial for the organisation of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. In the 19th century, Liverpool became a world ...

When Roger Twist lived in Liverpool in the mid 19th century, Liverpool was Britain's busiest international port and home to nearly 2,000 tall ships. When we arrived in Liverpool, we found the only ...

It grew as a home for wealthy Liverpool merchants in the late 19th century, living in manor houses with large parkland estates. Anfield means “a field on a slope”, starting as “Hongfield ...

Cigar manufacturing and the hotel business also became crucial parts of Liverpool, New York's economy in the 19th century. New York State built up the village and nowadays, the village serves as a ...

In the late 19th century, one of Liverpool's most notable executioners was James Berry, who perfected the "long drop" hanging technique, supposed to result in instant death as opposed to a slow ...