Politics and the implementation of the New Poor Law: the Nottingham workhouse controversy, 1834-43

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Politics and the implementation of the New Poor Law: the Nottingham workhouse controversy, 1834-43

The Nottingham workhouse case was a test of the resolve both of the Poor Law Commissioners appointed to administer the post-1834 New Poor Law, and of the strength of the Whig interest in the town’s municipal and parliamentary elections. All eyes were on the implementation of the legislation in Notti...

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Main Author:	Beckett, John
Format:	Article
Published:	Maney Publishers 2016
Subjects:	Nottingham Poor Law Barnett poverty workhouse Tory Whig Guardians politics elections less eligibility
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37390/

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