Title Old age and the English poor law, 1500-1700 / L.A. Botelho

Published Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (x, 198 pages) : illustrations, map Contents Questions and contexts -- The parish's relief of the poor -- The marginally poor -- The aged parish pensioner Summary Based on documents from two Suffolk villages, this study examines the operation of the poor law and the individual effort the elderly poor needed to make to survive Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-187) and index Notes Print version record Subject Public welfare -- England -- History Older people -- Services for -- England -- History Older people -- Government policy -- England -- History Poor -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History Poor laws -- Great Britain -- History SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness. HISTORY -- Modern -- General. Older people -- Government policy Older people -- Services for Poor -- Government policy Poor laws Public welfare Armen (personen) Ouderen. Sociale politiek. England Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781846152498 1846152496

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