Liverpool Through the Ages

You can explore Liverpool’s history across the ages via the articles linked to below:

The Natural Landscape

The geology and topography of Merseyside has had a huge influence on the growth and development of Liverpool. This geology formed millions of years ago, and was shaped in later eons by massively thick ice sheets flowing slowly in from the north-west.

The Prehistory of Merseyside

The banks of the Mersey, seen from the very earliest days of human activity, right through until the end of the Roman presence in the fourth century AD.

Medieval Merseyside

The Romans weren’t the last to come to these shores and leave their mark on the Liverpool landscape. In the first half of the first millennium AD Norsemen and Britons met, fought and farmed on the banks of the Mersey.

Founding to Civil War

From its days as a fishing village right up until it played a role in the Civil War, Liverpool’s story puts it right in the centre of the picture. The legacy of these times is written in the fabric of the city.