English Poor Laws
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The English Poor Laws were a system of poor relief which existed in England and Wales that developed out of late-medieval and Tudor-era laws before being codified in 1587–98. The Poor Law system was in existence until the emergence of the modern welfare state after the Second World War.
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See also
- Poor law
- Social welfare, government programs that seek to provide a minimum level of income, service or other support for certain people
- Timeline of the Poor Law system
- Welfare (financial aid)
- Social care in the United Kingdom
- Wife selling (English custom)
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