Project Gutenberg 2019-03-26 Public domain in the USA. 457 Leonard, E. M., of Girton College Leonard, E. M. 01001993 The Early History of English Poor Relief Produced by MWS, Christopher Wright and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Early History of English Poor Relief" by E. M. Leonard is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book examines the development and evolution of the public poor relief system in England, particularly from the 16th century onward. Leonard explores how legislative and municipal efforts shaped the relief mechanisms that addressed poverty, vagrancy, and the needs of the destitute population. At the start of the work, Leonard outlines the state of poor relief prior to the establishment of organized systems, pointing to the ecclesiastical roots of charity in Anglo-Saxon times. She discusses the shift from church-based almsgiving to state control, emphasizing societal changes during the Tudor period that led to an increase in vagrants and the urgent need for structured public assistance. By referencing municipal actions and various laws over the years, the opening portion sets the stage for a detailed analysis of how poor relief became a significant aspect of English governance and social policy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Poor laws -- Great Britain -- History HV KD Text Category: History - British Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Sociology 1545975 2025-09-23T12:00:40.137815 text/html 1468066 2019-03-26T15:04:54 text/html 564079 2025-09-23T12:01:09.579141 application/epub+zip 582382 2025-09-23T12:00:45.624221 application/epub+zip 549119 2025-09-23T12:00:42.745756 application/epub+zip 1042158 2025-09-23T12:01:24.208032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 946969 2025-09-23T12:01:06.214116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 917401 2022-09-26T20:34:10.034087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 981590 2025-09-23T12:00:35.522779 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 981840 2019-03-25T21:58:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18566 2025-09-23T12:01:24.398051 application/rdf+xml 13256 2025-09-23T12:00:43.170212 image/jpeg 2156 2025-09-23T12:00:42.961219 image/jpeg 344039 2019-03-26T15:06:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 488903 2019-03-26T15:06:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 483679 2025-09-23T12:00:40.236727 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog