Poor Law | Workhouse, Pauperism & Relief | Britannica
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WebDate: c. 1597 - c. 1945. Participants: United Kingdom. England. Key People: Sir Edwin Chadwick. Poor Law, in British history, body of laws undertaking to provide relief for the poor, developed in 16th-century England and maintained, with various changes, until after World War II. The Elizabethan Poor Laws, as codified in 1597–98, were ...
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