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Workhouse Test and the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 In the early 19th century, the British government sought to reform the way it handled poverty and social welfare. This led to the creati...
Read Workhouse Test and the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834Outdoor Labour Test Order of 1842 The management of poverty in 19th-century Britain was defined by a strict tension between providing necessary aid and discouraging dependency. At the cen...
Read Outdoor Labour Test Order of 1842The Book of Murder and the Marcus Affair In the 1830s, a controversial piece of propaganda known as The Book of Murder—also referred to as the Marcus Affair—emerged as a powerful tool for...
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