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The culture of Liverpool incorporates a wide range of activities within the city of Liverpool, England. The city is an important centre for culture not just in the northwest of England, but also the United Kingdom more broadly. Its contributions to culture internationally were recognised in 2008, when it was named the European Capital of Culture.
Liverpool was controlled by the Crown, the Molyneux and Stanley families. 1642: 2,500: Liverpool overtook Chester in exporting coal and salt in early 17th century, especially to Ireland. 1644: During English Civil War, Prince Rupert led a royalist army to capture Liverpool. He described the town as a "mere crow's nest which a parcel of boys ...
Culture in Liverpool, England. Subcategories. This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total. A. Architecture of Liverpool (5 C, 3 P) C ...
Liverpool based soap opera, Brookside, broadcast the UK's first pre-watershed lesbian kiss. [157] 1994 (February) Liverpool born, Edwina Currie, became the first British MP to introduce a motion in the House of Commons to equalise the age of consent for gay men. Her motion was narrowly defeated and instead of an equal age at 16, the age of ...
The Liverpool Culture Company is an organisation that is responsible for the development of cultural programmes in the city of Liverpool, England.Set up by Liverpool City Council in 2004 after the city was announced as the European Capital of Culture in 2008, the Liverpool Culture Company was given the remit to 'deliver the culture programme up to and beyond 2008'.
Expansions of Liverpool boundaries in 1835, 1895, 1902, 1905 and 1913. The history of Liverpool can be traced back to 1190 when the place was known as 'Liuerpul', possibly meaning a pool or creek with muddy water, though other origins of the name have been suggested.
Liverpool hosts several music festivals each year which celebrate and represent the different cultures within the city. Africa Oye [6] is the UK's largest free festival of African music. Each year the Liverpool Irish Festival [7] is held featuring mostly folk music celebrating the cultural links between Liverpool and Ireland. Liverpool contains ...
Culture in Liverpool (14 C, 24 P) E. Economy of Liverpool (3 C, 4 P) Education in Liverpool (8 C, 10 P) G. Geography of Liverpool (6 C, 1 P) H. Health in Liverpool (2 ...