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Poor Relief in England, 1350-1600 (Paperback)
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Poor Relief in England, 1350-1600 (Paperback)
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Between the mid-fourteenth century and the Poor Laws of 1598 and
1601, English poor relief moved toward a more coherent and
comprehensive network of support. Marjorie McIntosh's study, the
first to trace developments across that time span, focuses on three
types of assistance: licensed begging and the solicitation of
charitable alms; hospitals and almshouses for the bedridden and
elderly; and the aid given by parishes. It explores changing
conceptions of poverty and charity and altered roles for the
church, state and private organizations in the provision of relief.
The study highlights the creativity of local people in responding
to poverty, cooperation between national levels of government, the
problems of fraud and negligence, and mounting concern with proper
supervision and accounting. This ground-breaking work challenges
existing accounts of the Poor Laws, showing that they addressed
problems with forms of aid already in use rather than creating a
new system of relief.
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