68 Pages
by
Routledge
68 Pages
by
Routledge
68 Pages
by
Routledge
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This pamphlet examines recent research into the poor laws of Tudor and Stuart England. Dr Beier asks the question ‘who were the poor?’ and in answering it places the ‘problem of the poor’ in its historical context, examining it in relation to medieval provisions for dealing with poverty. He shows how far legislation was influenced by economic changes, by ideas about poverty and by the interests... Read more
Introduction; Medieval origins; Hard times, 1500–1650; The response; Perceptions of poverty; Unofficial charity; State poor-relief; ‘Masterless men’; Conclusion; Appendix: Provisions of Tudorand Early Stuart poor-laws
Biography
A.L. Beier
