Poor relief in England, 1350-1600 / Marjorie Keniston McIntosh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McIntosh, Marjorie Keniston, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor--Services for--England--History.

Poor.

Poor--England--History.

Poverty--England--History.

Poverty.

England--Social conditions--1066-1485.

England.

England--Social conditions--16th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 352 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Late medieval and early Tudor patterns

Profound change during the early Reformation period

Intensified problems and altered approaches in the later sixteenth century

Responding to the problems.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-23009-8

1-139-19983-8

1-280-48461-6

9786613579591

1-139-20574-9

1-139-20355-X

1-139-20653-2

1-139-20214-6

1-139-20495-5

1-139-05754-5