The Elizabethan Poor Law

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:England
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:defines deserving poor
undeserving poor
gptkbp:enacted_by 1601
gptkbp:established poor relief system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Elizabethan Poor Law
gptkbp:included provisions for orphans
provisions for the elderly
provisions for the sick
gptkbp:influenced subsequent welfare policies
gptkbp:introduced workhouses
gptkbp:is_aimed_at reducing poverty
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:local_governance
gptkb:Elizabeth_I
economic conditions
poverty alleviation
community responsibility
gptkbp:is_considered a foundation of modern welfare state
gptkbp:is_criticized_for creating dependency
poor treatment of the poor
gptkbp:is_discussed_in academic literature
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
gptkbp:is_examined_in sociological studies
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:legislation
gptkb:legal_reforms
gptkb:historical_analysis
British history
social reforms
English legal history
social policy development
welfare legislation
welfare history
government policy history
poverty law history
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:historical_texts
gptkb:literature
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:social_justice
gptkb:charity
social welfare
gptkbp:led_to establishment of the Poor Law Commission
gptkbp:provides outdoor relief
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
gptkbp:requires local parishes to care for the poor
gptkbp:was_influenced_by social conditions of the time
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_I
gptkb:Tudor_dynasty
gptkb:Elizabeth_I
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5