Tudor Liverpool was a little place. It had limited amenities: just seven streets, a decaying castle, one chapel and a common hall to serve a population of around 1,000 souls. On a national scale, all of the Liverpool-based merchants were relatively poor, with few opportunities for the acquisition of wealth. Yet this was the town that was to become a mighty maritime trading centre, a grand cosmopolitan city on the international stage. So were there any clues in the life of the embryonic Tudor port of the important centre it was to become? Using the surviving town books and other primary sources, author Janet Hollinshead paints a fascinating picture of the affairs of the town: its officials, the local bye-laws, economic activity, environmental concerns and administration. This title offers a fascinating insight into Liverpool at an important, formative period in its history.