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The Magical History Tour - The Story of Liverpool
Posted by Stephen
The Magical History Tour is an exhibition being staged at the Merseyside Maritime Museum. The exhibition has already been running for many months and will continue until 27 September 2009. The Merseyside Maritime Museum is open every day from 10am until 5pm and entry to all exhibitions is free.
Magical History Tour takes visitors on a fast paced, dynamic journey of discovery, with help from a time travelling taxi driver.
Told through the lives of Liverpool people through the ages, the exhibition charts the city’s growth from a tiny fishing village to a busy port. It traces the evolution of the settlement from its earliest pre-historic roots and examines life in the medieval and early modern town before the port’s emergence rpool Art anas a Victorian metropolis of global significance.
The story is brought up to date with the challenges faced by those living in the city during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, before finally considering the evolving perceptions of Liverpool and Liverpudlians in the recent past.
Iconic objects on display include the Liverpool charters and a reconstruction of the long-lost Liverpool Castle.
Discover:
- the origins of the Pool - a muddy river inlet that was to give the city its name
- why King John first established a town in this location in 1207
- how political turbulence engulfed the medieval town
- what effect the English Civil War had on the city in 1644
- how Liverpool became ‘the second city of the British Empire’
- why life expectancy in the city dropped drastically in the 19th century
- how war has affected the people and city in the last century
Please note that the Huxley hoard of Viking silver, which was on display in the exhibition until early February 2008, is no longer on display and will be touring to other venues. However, visitors to Magical History Tour can see a selection of items from the Cuerdale hoard in its place. Discovered in 1840 on the banks of the River Ribble in Lancashire, the Cuerdale hoard is the largest Viking hoard ever found.
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