History A-Level
Poor Law Board
What Poor Law Board means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Poor Law Board
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A central authority created in 1847 with a president answerable to Parliament, which took over from the Poor Law Commission.
Topics that use Poor Law Board
- Paper 3, Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 - 3 The government, self-help and charity, 1847–80 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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