A report on English Poor Laws and Vagabonds Act 1572

Although many deterrent workhouses developed in the period after the New Poor Law, some had already been built under the existing system. This workhouse in Nantwich, Cheshire, dates from 1780.

The Poor Laws in the aftermath of the Black Death (pictured), when labour was in short supply, were concerned with making the able-bodied work. (also see: Sturdy beggar)

The Old Poor Law or Elizabethan Poor Law is sometimes referred to as the "43rd Elizabeth" as it was passed in the 43rd year that Elizabeth I (pictured) reigned as Queen.

Advertisement for builders to build a new Workhouse in north Wales, 1829

Nassau William Senior argued for greater centralization of the Poor Law system.

Infighting between Edwin Chadwick and other Poor Law Commissioners was one reason for an overhaul of Poor Law administration.

David Lloyd George, architect of the Liberal welfare reforms which were implemented outside of the Poor Law system and paved the way for the eventual abolition of the Poor Law.

Punch criticized the New Poor Law's workhouses for splitting mothers and their infant children.

It is a part of the Tudor Poor Laws and a predecessor to the Elizabethan Poor Laws.

- Vagabonds Act 1572

Additionally, the 1572 Vagabonds Act further enabled Justices of the Peace to survey and register the impotent poor, determine how much money was required for their relief, and then assess parish residents weekly for the appropriate amount.

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Poor Act 1575

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Law passed in England under Queen Elizabeth I.

It is a part of the Tudor Poor Laws and a predecessor to the Elizabethan Poor Laws.

The 1575 act built substantially on the Vagabonds Act 1572, and combined, they formed the basis for the subsequent Elizabethan Poor Laws.