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The workfare state in Britain, 1780–1850

Old and New Poor Laws

Were workhouses caring or brutal? For the lame or the lazy? This article details the differences between the Old and New Poor Law systems and explores why these differences came about

Peat cutting was a common labour for those granted ‘outdoor relief’

AQA 1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c.1783–1885

Edexcel paper 1 option 1D Britain, c.1785–c.1870: democracy, protest and reform

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