Law - Poor Law

Poor Law Amendment Act 1834

Constitutional Crisis People’s Budget 1909

William Booth and the Inspiration behind the Salvation Army 1865

Statute of Labourers 1351

Vagabonds and Beggars Act 1494

Britain After Waterloo the British Disillusion Post 1815

Corn Laws Economic History and Big Data

Sir Robert Peel Prime Minister capitalised on his father’s success but what happened next?

Great Reform Act 1832 and the riots that preceeded.

Workhouse Test Act 1723

Magna Carta Translation 1225

The Framework Knitters Declaration 1812

The Luddites

Hyde Park Riot 1866

Stale Bread Act 1801

Poor Law through the Ages

The Workhouse System Poor Law Amendment Act 1834

Poor Law England 1601

Old Poor Law

Statute of Labourers 1351

Vagabonds and Beggars Act 1494

Corn Laws Economic History and Big Data

Workhouse Test Act 1723

Workhouse Test Act 1723

Part of the Old Poor Law this act was also known as the Workhouse Act, Knatchballs Act (it’s promoter) and Marriott’s act (it’s publisher.)

Between 1660 and 1720 the amount of poor relief paid out by parishes rose at an incredible rate, even though prices were falling and population growth was slowing.

• Parliament decided to give parishes the power to deny relief to anyone who refused to enter the workhouse.
• Not all parishes at this time had workhouses and continued to give ‘outdoor relief’ to parishioners i.e relief in their own homes or places of residence as many were homeless.
• The main cause of government concern was the number of prime age (20 – 60 yrs), men applying for relief.