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The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 as a Result of Socio-Political and Economic Conditions of the Sixteenth Century England

Volume: 3 Number: 1 June 29, 2020
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The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 as a Result of Socio-Political and Economic Conditions of the Sixteenth Century England

Abstract

Miscellaneous economic, political, military and social events that took place in England during the sixteenth century caused poverty and hard times in England. The dissolution of the Catholic Church, the emergence of mercantilism as the early stage of capitalism, plague epidemics, ongoing wars and migration of Protestants from the continental Europe to England changed the structure of social life profoundly in the sixteenth century and caused poverty. As a result of this, the number of people who vagabond and beg across England grew. King Henry VIII, King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth I promulgated various laws to alleviate poverty and to finalize begging across the country. 1601 Act for the Relief of the Poor was the final and revised version of a series of poor law legislated in the sixteenth century. This study aims at understanding the reasons and functions of the Old Poor Law of 1601 in the light of former acts and socio-political developments of the sixteenth century. Therefore, the focus of this study is on the Poor Law of 1601 and the socio-political and economic developments of the sixteenth century.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sociology (Other)

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

June 29, 2020

Submission Date

May 26, 2020

Acceptance Date

June 15, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 3 Number: 1

APA
Yerli, K. (2020). The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 as a Result of Socio-Political and Economic Conditions of the Sixteenth Century England. Turkish Journal of Applied Social Work, 3(1), 88-99. https://izlik.org/JA53MR56XA
AMA
1.Yerli K. The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 as a Result of Socio-Political and Economic Conditions of the Sixteenth Century England. TRJASW. 2020;3(1):88-99. https://izlik.org/JA53MR56XA
Chicago
Yerli, Kenan. 2020. “The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 As a Result of Socio-Political and Economic Conditions of the Sixteenth Century England”. Turkish Journal of Applied Social Work 3 (1): 88-99. https://izlik.org/JA53MR56XA.
EndNote
Yerli K (June 1, 2020) The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 as a Result of Socio-Political and Economic Conditions of the Sixteenth Century England. Turkish Journal of Applied Social Work 3 1 88–99.
IEEE
[1]K. Yerli, “The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 as a Result of Socio-Political and Economic Conditions of the Sixteenth Century England”, TRJASW, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 88–99, June 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA53MR56XA
ISNAD
Yerli, Kenan. “The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 As a Result of Socio-Political and Economic Conditions of the Sixteenth Century England”. Turkish Journal of Applied Social Work 3/1 (June 1, 2020): 88-99. https://izlik.org/JA53MR56XA.
JAMA
1.Yerli K. The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 as a Result of Socio-Political and Economic Conditions of the Sixteenth Century England. TRJASW. 2020;3:88–99.
MLA
Yerli, Kenan. “The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 As a Result of Socio-Political and Economic Conditions of the Sixteenth Century England”. Turkish Journal of Applied Social Work, vol. 3, no. 1, June 2020, pp. 88-99, https://izlik.org/JA53MR56XA.
Vancouver
1.Kenan Yerli. The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 as a Result of Socio-Political and Economic Conditions of the Sixteenth Century England. TRJASW [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 1;3(1):88-99. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA53MR56XA