A conference organized by the University of Liverpool in association with Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Hope University, National Museums Liverpool and the Culture Company, Liverpool.

Proposals for papers are sought for a prestigious conference in the magnificent setting of St George’s Hall in September 2007 to mark the 800th anniversary of the granting of letters patent to Liverpool. Held alongside a local history fair organised by BBC Radio Merseyside, the conference will form part of a major history festival to commemorate the octocentenary, an ambitious exercise spanning (and synergising) the interests and enthusiasms of amateur, public and academic historians, literary critics, sociologists and others.

The full call for papers, giving further details of the range of themes and issues to be covered by the conference, is available at the University of Liverpool website; please follow the link below.