City's Royal and Ancient Mystery ; Citizens, Council Officials and Scholars Should Prepare to Be Stunned As One of the Greatest Secrets of Liverpool's 800-Year History Looks Set to Be Revealed, Writes Lew Baxter in This Exclusive Report

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NATURALLY, it is a tad difficult to confirm without Dr Who's Tardis, but eight centuries ago this very week King John might well have been tucking into a hearty roast venison lunch in the Higher Lodge of the Royal Park of Toxteth, when it struck him that perhaps his manor of Liverpool should be granted a town charter.

For countless decades, there has been endless rumour, gossip and debate among the multiracial Liverpool 8 community that this former hunting base for the King and his entourage still exists, straddling the borders of modern day Princes and Sefton parks.

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City's Royal and Ancient Mystery ; Citizens, Council Officials and Scholars Should Prepare to Be Stunned As One of the Greatest Secrets of Liverpool's 800-Year History Looks Set to Be Revealed, Writes Lew Baxter in This Exclusive Report

If true, it is one of the most remarkable finds in the city, particularly as Liverpool gears up for its 800th birthday celebrations. Already, council leaders are hailing it as one of the biggest municipal jamborees ever seen in the British Isles, whose pageantry, ignited by a massive firework display, will echo and flash around the world in August. This ...

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