Petty Tyranny and Oppression: Workhouse Lives Under the Long Nineteenth-Century Poor Laws book cover
History · 2026 · English

Petty Tyranny and Oppression: Workhouse Lives Under the Long Nineteenth-Century Poor Laws

by Steven King, Paul Carter

About this book

A historical study of lives shaped by the workhouse and nineteenth-century Poor Laws. The book examines institutional practices and the experiences of people subject to poor relief.