History A-Level
Poor relief and the Poor Laws
What Poor relief and the Poor Laws means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Poor relief and the Poor Laws
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The crisis exposed the limits of existing poor relief and helped prompt the 1598 and 1601 Poor Laws.
Topics that use Poor relief and the Poor Laws
- Was there a general crisis of government in the last years of Elizabeth I’s reign, 1589–1603? (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Anglo-Spanish ongoing war (1588–1603)
- Crown–Parliament relations
- Essex's rebellion
- Freedom of speech and privilege
- National security and foreign policy
- Poverty and vagrancy
- Royal prerogative and monopolies
- Taxation and war finance
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