History B Schools History Project GCSE
Poverty and desperation
What Poverty and desperation means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Poverty and desperation
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Reference: OCR
Petty theft was the most frequent offence, often committed by desperate individuals during times of poor harvests or famine.
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