{"product_id":"treatment-of-poverty-in-cambridgeshire-1597-1834-paperback-9781108002349","title":"Treatment of Poverty in Cambridgeshire, 1597–1834 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108002349","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTreatment of Poverty in Cambridgeshire, 1597–1834\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSurveys the application of the Poor Law in Cambridgeshire, from its codification to the Amendment Act of 1834.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEthel Mary Hampson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108002349, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e356 pages, 11 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFirst published in 1934, this historical survey of the application of the Poor Law in Cambridgeshire covers the period from its codification under Queen Elizabeth I to the Amendment Act of 1834. Resulting from the author's extensive analysis of parish records, accounts and court proceedings, the examination of a largely agricultural county marks it out from many other such studies. Cambridgeshire is a unique area; although under a strong metropolitan influence due to its geographical proximity to London and its links to the capital via the University of Cambridge, it contains few towns or large villages. The scattered population meant efforts to group areas for the purposes of administration during the period in question were largely unsuccessful. Instead, E.M. Hampson's study reveals that local autonomy led to large variations in the application of the Poor Law.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introductory\u003cbr\u003e 2. Poor relief in Cambridge during the first part of the seventeenth century\u003cbr\u003e 3. Poor relief in Wisbech during the first part of the seventeenth century\u003cbr\u003e 4. Poor Law administration in the rural areas during the first part of the seventeenth century\u003cbr\u003e 5. Wage problems\u003cbr\u003e 6. Housing problems and pauper labour in Cambridgeshire in the early eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 7. The workhouse movement in the towns of Cambridge and Royston, 1723–1785\u003cbr\u003e 8. The workhouse movement in rural Cambridgeshire, 1723–1785\u003cbr\u003e 9. The urban workhouses of Cambridgeshire, 1785–1834\u003cbr\u003e 10. The rural workhouses of Cambridgeshire, 1785–1834\u003cbr\u003e 11. Settlement and removal, 1660–1834\u003cbr\u003e 12. Pauper apprenticeship\u003cbr\u003e 13. Bastardy\u003cbr\u003e 14. Relief outside the workhouse, 1660–1782\u003cbr\u003e 15. Relief outside the workhouse, 1782–1834\u003cbr\u003e 16. Constitutional structure and social policy\u003cbr\u003e 17. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Indexes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912974459160,"sku":"9781108002349","price":32.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108002349i.jpg?v=1694867105","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/treatment-of-poverty-in-cambridgeshire-1597-1834-paperback-9781108002349","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}