http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/ Liverpool Daily Post - Features, Arts & Entertaiment from Liverpool European Capital of Culture 2008 en-gb Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk no Liverpool Daily Post - Features, Arts & Entertaiment from Liverpool European Capital of Culture 2008 history, liverpool life, liverpool daily post, Arts & Entertaiment, Film, cinema, galleries, European Capital of Culture 2008 http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2009/01/07/historic-flag-firm-latest-victim-of-credit-crunch-64375-22629884/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2009/01/07/historic-flag-firm-latest-victim-of-credit-crunch-64375-22629884/ AN HISTORIC Liverpool company who made the flag carried by Scott of the Antarctic to the South Pole has become the latest victim of the credit crunch. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2009/01/06/merging-cultures-in-a-mysterious-land-64375-22612930/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2009/01/06/merging-cultures-in-a-mysterious-land-64375-22612930/ On Twelfth Night, the Three Wise Men presented their gifts to the infant Jesus, but – guess what – there is a Liverpool connection. Peter Elson reports http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2009/01/05/bodies-of-steel-preserved-in-bronze-on-a-great-liverpool-monument-64375-22605043/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2009/01/05/bodies-of-steel-preserved-in-bronze-on-a-great-liverpool-monument-64375-22605043/ Muscles almost ripple in the semi-naked brothers on a great Liverpool monument. Now we can reveal their names for a new generation of ogling girls. David Charters reports http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2009/01/03/britain-s-destiny-decided-on-wirral-battleground-64375-22596710/ Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:43:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2009/01/03/britain-s-destiny-decided-on-wirral-battleground-64375-22596710/ BRITAIN’S biggest and bloodiest ever battle was staged on Merseyside, a sensational new BBC TV documentary will reveal tonight. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/12/03/listen-to-john-lennon-s-vision-of-heaven-64375-22391522/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/12/03/listen-to-john-lennon-s-vision-of-heaven-64375-22391522/ AS the world prepares to mark the 28th anniversary of John Lennon’s death next Monday, fans can hear extracts from his ‘lost’ peace interview. David Charters reports http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/12/02/thrilling-tales-of-the-supernatural-64375-22382128/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/12/02/thrilling-tales-of-the-supernatural-64375-22382128/ Author Francis Cottam has reincarnated himself as a bravura ghost story writer. Peter Elson has a séance with the Southport-born novelist http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/11/29/wrap-up-woolies-it-s-the-end-of-an-era-64375-22365668/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/11/29/wrap-up-woolies-it-s-the-end-of-an-era-64375-22365668/ IT’S a store chain that has gone from the “the wonder of Woolies” to the blunder of Woolies. Few national institutions have hung on as long as the famous high street name of Woolworths, with reports of its demise often premature. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/11/27/birkenhead-central-library-lost-to-the-pages-of-history-64375-22351945/ Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:56:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/11/27/birkenhead-central-library-lost-to-the-pages-of-history-64375-22351945/ IF YOU think that books are sacred, as I do, then this place was a Temple, where a cough echoed like an atomic explosion and you stepped, quiet as a cat on velvet, down the polished parquet floors. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/11/24/the-thrill-of-the-hunt-for-liverpool-s-history-64375-22323511/ Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/11/24/the-thrill-of-the-hunt-for-liverpool-s-history-64375-22323511/ Horses galloped and arrows whistled in the Royal parkland of Liverpool, which is about to be explored by new hunters seeking ‘Oh dears’. David Charters reports http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/11/21/monsarrat-legacy-braves-the-cruel-sea-64375-22307786/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/11/21/monsarrat-legacy-braves-the-cruel-sea-64375-22307786/ After years of planning, Nicholas Monsarrat’s archive arrived in Liverpool and the saga of its travels will be celebrated in a national radio documentary. Peter Elson reports http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/11/17/gateway-to-the-world-s-great-cities-64375-22276538/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:49:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/11/17/gateway-to-the-world-s-great-cities-64375-22276538/ AS the historic centre of international trade, Liverpool is the first host of a conference dedicated to the past and future of the world’s great waterfront cities. David Charters reports http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/11/10/helping-the-world-s-neediest-people-64375-22220168/ Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/11/10/helping-the-world-s-neediest-people-64375-22220168/ If your job is boring, follow Duncan Bell’s example and take your skills where you can make a big difference. Peter Elson reports http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/10/21/has-a-doorway-into-liverpool-s-past-been-found-in-paris-64375-22077675/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/10/21/has-a-doorway-into-liverpool-s-past-been-found-in-paris-64375-22077675/ A MERSEYSIDE antiques dealer has returned from his travels with what he believes is a piece of Liverpool history. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/10/21/liverpool-s-glory-days-as-shipping-gateway-highlighted-in-new-online-archive-64375-22077543/ Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/10/21/liverpool-s-glory-days-as-shipping-gateway-highlighted-in-new-online-archive-64375-22077543/ LIVERPOOL’S glory days as the most popular shipping gateway to the UK have been highlighted in a newly-created archive. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/10/20/hms-illustrious-sets-sail-from-liverpool-with-video-64375-22070189/ Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/10/20/hms-illustrious-sets-sail-from-liverpool-with-video-64375-22070189/ AIRCRAFT carrier HMS Illustrious sailed from Liverpool yesterday after a weekend stopover in which thousands of people visited the ship. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/10/14/honour-for-eleanor-rathbone-64375-22026781/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/10/14/honour-for-eleanor-rathbone-64375-22026781/ ONE OF Liverpool’s pioneering daughters is being honoured for defying discrimination and campaigning to improve the lives of other women. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/10/08/frontier-for-the-faiths-of-the-world-64375-21988341/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/10/08/frontier-for-the-faiths-of-the-world-64375-21988341/ AS one of the world’s greatest ports, Liverpool is home to people of many faiths. A new book celebrates our houses of God. David Charters reports http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/10/08/frontier-for-the-faiths-of-the-world-64375-21988341/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/10/08/frontier-for-the-faiths-of-the-world-64375-21988341/ AS one of the world’s greatest ports, Liverpool is home to people of many faiths. A new book celebrates our houses of God. David Charters reports http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/10/08/frontier-for-the-faiths-of-the-world-64375-21988341/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/10/08/frontier-for-the-faiths-of-the-world-64375-21988341/ AS one of the world’s greatest ports, Liverpool is home to people of many faiths. A new book celebrates our houses of God. David Charters reports http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/10/07/following-in-the-footsteps-of-time-at-world-museum-liverpool-64375-21978415/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-history/2008/10/07/following-in-the-footsteps-of-time-at-world-museum-liverpool-64375-21978415/ Emma Pinch meets the time detectives trying to piece together a picture of Merseyside from millions of years ago