That ‘poor law was law’ is a fact that has slipped from the consciousness of historians of welfare in England and Wales, and in North America. Welfare's For

First published in 1854, this comprehensive work charts over three volumes the history of poor relief in England from the Saxon period through to the establishm

Reprint of the final edition containing revisions made by the author and a biography, along with the supplementary volume by Thomas Mackay. Nicholls [1781-1865]