Bloody British History: Liverpool - Softcover

Here is the LOATHSOME, LURID and DOWNRIGHT LAMENTABLE history of Liverpool! Beginning with the mysteries of the Druids and featuring astonishing tales of bloodshed, battles and the Black Death, Viking assaults, Victorian gangland riots, the mud, blood and bullets of the Western Front and the falling bombs of the Blitz, read it if you dare! With more than 70 illustrations (plus a grim and gruesome colour section on the infamous Maybrick poisoning), you'll never look at the city in the same way again!

Ken Pye, who lives in Liverpool, is University Director of Professional Education at Liverpool Hope University. He is a respected local historian, and a frequent contributor to journals, magazines, and newspapers. As well as being a frequent after-dinner speaker, and a broadcaster for both radio and television, he is the official historian for Radio City. Ken also has a weekly local history slot on BBC Radio Merseyside. His previous books on the region include the acclaimed book "Discover Liverpool."