Speaker: Dr Nigel Hall
Join us for a talk by Dr Nigel Hall, where he delves into the intertwined history of cotton and the Confederacy, as it relates to Liverpool
NB This meeting will commence at the new time of 11.00 AM
By the mid-nineteenth century, Liverpool was the world’s largest cotton market, relying upon the United States for eighty percent of its cotton. On the one hand, the wartime collapse in cotton supplies led to hectic trading in the Liverpool market, and on the other, Liverpool’s strong ties through cotton with the Confederacy led to important support for the confederates from Liverpool. Ships for the Confederacy were constructed on Merseyside and Liverpool became a centre of conspiracy, spies and secret agents. talk will take place in the Athenaeum Newsroom (1st Floor).
Speakers details: Nigel Hall was born on Merseyside and was educated at the University of Oxford, where, after completing his first degrees, he chose the subject of the Liverpool cotton trade for his doctorate. Nigel has held academic posts at Oxford, Cambridge and Essex universities. He is the author of a number of academic articles, and he has appeared on BBC radio and television.
