History of the English Poor Law

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British welfare history
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Charitable Alms
Clothier
Compulsory Assessment
D Cap
early modern welfare systems
Education
Edward III
Elizabethan
Elizabethan poor relief
End
England
English Poor Law
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evolution of English poor relief laws
Free Mason
George III
Health
Henry III
historical social assistance
Housing
Impotent Persons
Irish Poor Law
Legislation
Lord's Day
Poor
Poor Law
Poor Law Administration
Poverty
poverty legislation England
Preamble
Richard II
Saxons
Scotch Poor Law
Scottish Poor Laws
Social Policy
social policy development
State
Sturdy Beggars
Sturdy Vagabonds
Valiant Beggars
Welfare
William III

Product details

  • ISBN 9781138204966
  • Weight: 890g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 27 Feb 2018
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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First published in 1854, this comprehensive work charts over three volumes the history of poor relief in England from the Saxon period through to the establishment of the Poor Law Amendment Act in 1834 and its reception. This edition, updated in 1898, also includes a biography of the author, Sir George Nicholls. Volume I examines poor relief from the Saxon period to the reign of Queen Anne.

This set of books will be of interest to those studying the history of the British welfare state and social policy.

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