Almshouses in early modern England charitable housing in the mixed economy of welfare, 1550-1725
Almshouses in early modern England: charitable housing in the mixed economy of welfare, 1550-1725

Almshouses providing accommodation for poor people are a common feature of the towns and villages of England, visible representations of historic attitudes towards the poor. The period after the Reformation saw not only the survival of many medieval institutions but also a remarkable number of new f...

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1. Verfasser: Nicholls, Angela ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Woodbridge, Suffolk <<The>> Boydell Press 2017
Schriftenreihe:People, markets, goods 8
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Geschichte 1550-1725
Almshouses / England / History / 16th century
Almshouses / England / History / 17th century
Almshouses / England / History / 18th century
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Zusammenfassung:Almshouses providing accommodation for poor people are a common feature of the towns and villages of England, visible representations of historic attitudes towards the poor. The period after the Reformation saw not only the survival of many medieval institutions but also a remarkable number of new foundations, as people from many different backgrounds used their wealth to revive and remodel this ancient form of provision to meet new needs. This book addresses a neglected element of English welfare history, examining the role and significance of English almshouses in the period 1550 - 1725 andthe contribution they made within the developing welfare systems of the time.<BR> Drawing on archival evidence, the book analyses why almshouses were founded and the reasons for the continuing popularity of this particular form of charity; who the occupants were; what benefits they received; and how residents were expected to live their lives. It challenges the assumption that Post-Reformationalmshouses were places of privilege for the respectable deserving poor and reveals a surprising variation in the socio-economic status of almspeople and their experience of almshouse life. The book places these findings in the context of the contemporary national and local debates about poverty and poor relief and argues that early modern almshouses took on a distinct and new identity within thechanged landscape of relief provision in post-Reformation England. Many almshouses played an integral role in the early welfare provision of their local communities, yet, ultimately, their significance was affected by the emergence of harsher public provision in the new workhouses of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.<BR><BR> ANGELA NICHOLLS is Associate Fellow at the University of Warwick
Beschreibung: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 Place -- Accommodation -- 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, 1550-1800 -- Appendix 4: Minimum Subsistence Budget in 1690s Adjusted for Inflation -- Bibliography -- Index
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ISBN:9781782049371

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