Parents of poor children in England 1580-1800

A study of the mothers and fathers of poor children in early modern England, drawing upon a wide range of archival material including quarter session records, petitions for assistance applications for places in the London Foundling Hospital, and evidence from criminal trials in London's Old Bai...

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Auteur principal: Crawford, Patricia (Patricia M.)
Format: eBook
Langue:English
Publié: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Sujets:
Low-income parents > England > Social conditions > 17th century.
Low-income parents > England > Social conditions > 18th century.
Poor families > England > History > 17th century.
Poor families > England > History > 18th century.
Public welfare > England > History > 17th century.
Public welfare > England > History > 18th century.
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Résumé:A study of the mothers and fathers of poor children in early modern England, drawing upon a wide range of archival material including quarter session records, petitions for assistance applications for places in the London Foundling Hospital, and evidence from criminal trials in London's Old Bailey.
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Description matérielle:1 online resource (xi, 361 p.) : ill.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191709517 (ebook) :

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