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Almshouses in early modern England : charitable housing in the mixed economy of welfare, 1550-1725 /
This book is an examination of early modern English almshouses in the 'mixed economy' of welfare. Drawing on archival evidence from three contrasting counties - Durham, Warwickshire and Kent - between 1550 and 1725, the book assesses the contribution almshouses made within the developing w...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK :
The Boydell Press, an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd,
[2017]
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| Colección: | People, markets, goods ;
v. 8. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledegements ; List of Abbreviations; Prologue; Introduction; 1. Housing Policy; 2. Chronology and Distribution of Almshouse Foundations; 3. Almshouse Founders and Their Motivations; Who were the donors?; The role of religion; Memorialisation; Status, reputation and responsibility; Religious identity; Order and good governance
- the Commonwealth and the Anglican Restoration; Conclusion; 4. Almshouse Residents and the Experience of Almshouse Life; Rules of eligibility; Age; Gender; Poverty; Rules of Behviour; Conclusion.
- 5. The Material Benefits of an Almshouse PlaceAccommodation; Stipends and material benefits; The standard of living of almshouse residents; Conclusion; 6. Case Study: A Seventeenth-Century Welfare Republic
- the Parish of Leamington Hastings and its Almshouse; The founding of the almshouse; Gaining control of the almshouse; How the parish used the almshouse; Who were the almspeople?; The parish elite; The Poors Plot Charity; Parish housing; Conclusion; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Almshouse Foundations by County, 1550-1870; Appendix 2: Size of Almshouses in Eight English Counties, 1550-1725.
- Appendix 3: Almshouse Numbers and Places in Three Counties, 1550-1800Appendix 4: Minimum Subsistence Budget in 1690s Adjusted for Inflation; Bibliography; Index.