The English Poor Laws were a system of poor relief in England and Wales that developed out of the codification of late-medieval and Tudor-era laws in 1587–1598...

of Enquiry into the Scottish poor laws (which, in principle, unlike the English did not give relief to the able-bodied poor: c376 ), set up in 1843 and...

the Poor Laws, consequently had no effects on economic growth and economic performance in Industrial Revolution England." English Poor Laws Tudor poor laws...

Poor 1597 that established overseers of the poor. The "Old Poor Law" was not one law but a collection of laws passed between the 16th and 18th centuries...

for the administration of poor relief. Prior to the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 the administration of the English Poor Laws was the responsibility of...

Tudor poor laws were the laws regarding poor relief in the Kingdom of England around the time of the Tudor period (1485–1603). The Tudor Poor Laws ended...

poor law unions survived until the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Service in 1948. Scottish poor laws English Poor Law List of Irish poor law...

In English and British history, poor relief refers to government and ecclesiastical action to relieve poverty. Over the centuries, various authorities...

Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws begins its investigation into the Poor Law system 1834 - Poor Law Amendment Act passed 1842 - Outdoor Labour...

of being a "pauper", i.e. receiving relief administered under the English Poor Laws. From this, pauperism can also be more generally the state of being...

up poor law in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Poor law may refer to: English Poor Laws (in England and Wales) German Poor Laws Irish Poor Laws Scottish...

the Poor Laws can be said to have passed through three distinct phases. Early historiography was concerned with the deficiencies of the Old Poor Law system...

The Poor Relief Act 1662 (14 Cha. 2. c. 12) was an Act of the Cavalier Parliament of England. It was an Act for the Better Relief of the Poor of this...

Act for Amending the Laws relating to the Settlement, Employment, and Relief of the Poor". The Act repeated the clause of the Poor Relief Act 1691 that...

German Poor Laws are the laws concerning poor relief which existed in Germany and its predecessor states. Prussia conducted a review of its poor law system...

Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws was a group set up to decide how to change the Poor Law systems in England and Wales. The group included...

his extensive research on the English poor laws, culminating in his 1990 book, An Economic History of the English Poor Law, 1750-1850 (published by Cambridge...

century and during the early 19th century. The law was an amendment to the Elizabethan Poor Law (the Poor Relief Act 1601). It was created as an indirect...

authorities that administered Poor Law in the United Kingdom from 1835 to 1930. Boards of guardians were created by the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, replacing...

relief was also a feature of the Scottish Poor Laws and the Irish Poor Laws. The 1601 Elizabethan Poor Law "Outdoor relief" Oxford Reference (Accessed...

Similar laws also exist in Germany, France, Republic of China and Singapore. Filial support laws were an outgrowth of the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601...

5) was a law passed in England under Queen Elizabeth I. It is a part of the Tudor Poor Laws and a predecessor to the Elizabethan Poor Laws. The 1572...

Wales the poor rate was a tax on property levied in each parish, which was used to provide poor relief. It was collected under both the Old Poor Law and the...

Statewide poverty relief could be said to have its roots in the English Poor Laws of the 17th century, but was first systematized through the efforts...

Elizabethan Poor Laws. Sidney & Beatrice Webb, English Local Government: English Poor Law History Part 1, pg. 53 Sidney & Beatrice Webb, English Local Government:...

Relief of the Poor Act 1696 (8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 30), formally titled An Act for supplying some Defects in the Laws for the Relief of the Poor of this Kingdom...

This article lists all English Poor Law Unions. Note for table: 'PLU' stands for Poor Law Union and 'PLP' stands for Poor Law Parish. Link to 1888 map...

The Public Works Loans Act 1817 (57 Geo. 3. c. 34), also known as the Poor Employment Act 1817, was an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom...

Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 29) repealed all poor law legislation. "EH.Net Encyclopedia: English Poor Laws". Archived from the original on 5 January 2010...

"Timeline - Poor Laws, Workhouses, and Social Support". Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2010. Senior, Nassau. "Poor Law Commissioners'...