Almshouses in early modern England : charitable housing in the mixed economy of welfare, 1550-1725 /: charitable housing in the mixed economy of welfare, 1550-1725. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Angela Nicholls.
• Authors: Nicholls, Angela
• Other Names: Economic History Society, sponsoring body.
• Contents: 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 PlaceAccommodation; 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, 1550-1800Appendix 4: Minimum Subsistence Budget in 1690s Adjusted for Inflation; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : The Boydell Press, an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (278 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 362.58509420903; Almshouses -- England -- History -- 16th century; Almshouses -- England -- History -- 17th century; Almshouses -- England -- History -- 18th century; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare; HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain; Almshouses; England; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782049371; 1782049371
• Related ISBNs: 9781783271788; 1783271787
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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