In the 14th century, Liverpool probably had a population of about 1, It was not more than Many of the people of Liverpool lived partly by farming. Others were fishermen. Some were craftsmen or tradesmen such as brewers, butchers, blacksmiths, and carpenters. There was also a windmill Southeast of the pool. In the Middle Ages, some wine from France was imported through Liverpool but its main trading partner was Ireland. Skins and hides were imported from Ireland. Iron and wool were exported from Liverpool.
Despite its small size Liverpool sent 2 MPs to Parliament in Curiously Liverpool did not have its own parish church, only a chapel. The first chapel in Liverpool was the Chapel of St Mary. By the middle of the 14th century, there was also the chapel of Our Lady and St Nicholas. St Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, which was obviously appropriate to a port like Liverpool.
By there was a castle at Liverpool. Skins and hides were still imported from Ireland. Exports from Liverpool at that time included coal, woolen cloth, knives, and leather goods. There were still many fishermen in Liverpool. The port of Liverpool also benefited when English troops were transported to Ireland to put down rebellions in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
The troops spent money in the town. Liverpool was growing at this time but it still had a population of only 2, in The population of Liverpool probably reached 2, by the time of the civil war in Like all towns at that time Liverpool suffered from outbreaks of the plague. There were severe outbreaks in and , and Meanwhile, in , a grammar school was founded in Liverpool. In the civil war between king and parliament began. They dug ditches and erected earth ramparts around Liverpool to defend it from the royalist attack.
In June Prince Rupert led a royalist army to try and re-capture Liverpool. At first, attacks were repulsed but then the Parliamentary troops left by sea leaving the people of Liverpool to defend their town themselves. The royalists attacked Liverpool one night. The townspeople resisted fiercely but were overcome.
Many of them were killed. The royalist troops then sacked Liverpool. In the summer of , the royalists lost the battle of Marston Moor. Following the battle, they lost the whole of the North of England, including Liverpool. Liverpool began to grow rapidly in the late s with the growth of English colonies in North America and the West Indies. Liverpool was, obviously, well placed to trade with colonies across the Atlantic.
The town boomed. In a New Town Hall was built on pillars. Underneath them was an exchange where merchants could buy and sell goods. At the end of the 17th century, a writer named Celia Fiennes visited Liverpool and gave it a glowing report. It is mostly newly built, of brick and stone after the London fashion. It has now grown into a large, fine town. It is but one parish with one church though there be 24 streets in it, there is indeed a little chapel and there are a great many dissenters in the town Protestants who did not belong to the Church of England.
The streets are well paved. There is an abundance of persons who are well dressed and fashionable. The streets are fair and long. There is a very pretty exchange. It stands on 8 pillars, over which is a very handsome Town Hall. It is a very pretty, neat town with a large marketplace and well paved, broad streets. In almshouses were built in Dale Street. They were followed in by almshouses in Shaws Brow. Then in , Liverpool was finally made a parish of its own. The first parish church was St Peters, which was built in Meanwhile in parts of the castle were demolished.
The rest was demolished early in the 18th century. They trade around the whole island of Great Britain , send ships to Norway, to Hamburg, and to the Baltic as also to Holland and Flanders roughly modern Belgium. In the Bluecoat School for 50 poor boys was built.
It was called that because of their school uniforms. The Royal Infirmary was founded in In a New Town Hall was built. Georgian Liverpool grew rapidly. By the early 18th century it had probably reached a population of 5, By the population of Liverpool had reached 20, and by 77, Many of the inhabitants were immigrants. Being a major port, the inhabitants of Liverpool are hugely diverse, with the oldest African and Chinese community in Europe. During the 20 th century and after World War II, many of these immigrants settled in the inner city area of Toxteth.
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Over the next few centuries Liverpool started to develop its reputation as a trading port, importing mainly animal skins from Ireland, whilst exporting both iron and wool. Liverpool was given a financial boost when substantial numbers of English troops were garrisoned in the area prior to being transported to Ireland to put down rebellions in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
Still a relatively small town in , Liverpool had a population of barely 2, After changing hands a number of times Liverpool was attacked and the town eventually sacked by a royalist army led by Prince Rupert in Many of the townsfolk were killed in the battle. Liverpool remained in royalist hands only for a matter of weeks, when in the summer of they were defeated at the Battle of Marston Moor. Following the battle the Parliamentarians gained control over most of northern England, including Liverpool.
Liverpool began to expand rapidly in the late 17th century with the growth of English colonies in North America and the West Indies. Liverpool was geographically well placed to trade with these new colonies across the Atlantic and the town prospered. New stone and brick buildings sprung up across the town. There is a very pretty exchange.
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