Marjorie Keniston Mcintosh: 2 books
by Marjorie Keniston McIntosh
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
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...
by Marjorie Keniston McIntosh
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
At the cutting edge of new social and demographic history, this book provides a detailed picture of the most comprehensive system of poor relief operated by any Elizabethan town. Well before the Poor Laws of 1598 and 1601, Hadleigh, Suffolk—a thriving woolen cloth center with a population of roughly...