Poor relief in England, 1350-1600
McIntosh, Marjorie Keniston2014
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This groundbreaking work traces developments in poor relief from the mid fourteenth century to the Poor Laws of 1598 and 1601. 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.
Main title:
Poor relief in England, 1350-1600 / by Marjorie Keniston McIntosh.
Author:
McIntosh, Marjorie Keniston, author
Imprint:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Collation:
366 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2012.
Contents:
1. Introduction; Part I. Late Medieval and Early Tudor Patterns: 2. Seeking alms; 3. Late medieval hospitals and almshouses; 4. Aid given through and by the parish; Part II. Profound Change during the Early Reformation Period: 5. New ideas and new policies, c.1530-53; Part III. Intensified Problems and Altered Approaches in the Later Sixteenth Century: 6. The burgeoning of begging, collection, and fraud; 7. The changing nature of almshouses and hospitals; 8. Support for the parish poor; Part IV. Responding to the Problems: 9. The Poor Laws of 1598 and 1601; 10. Conclusion; Appendices.
ISBN:
9781107634534 (pbk)
Dewey class:
362.50942362.5094
LC class:
HV248
Language:
English
Subject:
Poor -- Services for -- England -- HistoryPoor -- England -- HistoryPoverty -- England -- HistorySocial services & welfare, criminologyEuropean historyEconomic historyHistorySocial & cultural historyEnglandc 1000 CE to c 150016th century, c 1500 to c 1599Poverty & unemploymentHousing & homelessnessUnited Kingdom, Great BritainEngland -- Social conditions -- 1066-1485England -- Social conditions -- 16th centurySociety
BRN:
387179