Description:
Known as the birthplace of The Beatles, Liverpool is the UK’s veritable cultural capital, and a port city steeped in maritime history. While it is smaller than Leeds, Manchester, or Birmingham, Liverpool boasts more cultural institutions than any British city except London and more Georgian buildings than Bath. With interactive conversation, we will focus on the city’s connection to the sea. Liverpool existed as a town in the early 1200s, but real growth dates from the late 1700s, when it became a center for the transatlantic slave trade, as well as a vital cog in the Industrial Revolution. After the abolition of slavery in Britain in 1807, most people who traveled to and from Liverpool were immigrants from all corners of Europe. Many of them boarded ships destined for America, whereas others remained in Liverpool, making it a melting pot of different peoples and cultures. Significant immigrant communities were Scandinavians, who gave the city its iconic food, the spouse, and the Irish, whose impact is still felt in the peculiar dialect of Liverpool, the Scouser dialect. Liverpool was at the heart of the Atlantic and Arctic convoys, which brought much-needed goods and personnel from North America.
Bring to Class:
Location:
Online via Zoom, link will be sent via email prior to the class
Registration Cutoff Date:
Dates & Times:
3/13/2025 3:00PM - 5:00PM
