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  • 51Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601 — Old Poor Law redirects here. For the Old Poor Law which existed in Scotland between 1574 1845, see Old Scottish Poor Law. The Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601, popularly known as the Elizabethan Poor Law , 43rd Elizabeth [1] or the Old Poor… …

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  • 52Elizabethan Poor Law (1601) — The Poor Law Act 1601 was also known as the Elizabethan Poor Law, 43rd Elizabeth [So called because the law was passed in the 43rd year of Elizabeth s reign] Old Poor Law after the passing of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834. At the time of… …

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  • 53Smallburgh — Infobox UK place official name= Smallburgh country= England region= East of England shire district= North Norfolk shire county= Norfolk civil parish= Smallburgh static static image caption = St Peter’s Church, Smallburgh population= 518 (parish,… …

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  • 54Poor Laws — • Those legal enactments which have been made at various periods of the world s history in many countries for the relief of various forms of distress and sickness prevailing amongst the destitute. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poor… …

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  • 55Moringen concentration camp — Three concentration camps operated in succession in Moringen, Lower Saxony, from April 1933 to April 1945.[1] KZ Moringen, established in the centre of the town on site of former 19th century workhouses (German: Landeswerkhäuser), originally… …

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  • 56Joseph Merrick — The Elephant Man redirects here. For other uses, see The Elephant Man (disambiguation). For the Jamaican missionary, see Joseph Merrick (missionary) . Joseph Merrick Joseph Merrick photographed c.1889 …

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  • 57Oliver Twist — For other uses, see Oliver Twist (disambiguation). Oliver Twist …

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  • 58Opposition to the Poor Laws — Both the Elizabethan Poor Law and the Poor Law Amendment Act attracted a great deal of opposition from a wide range of people in society, from paupers and workers; to the landed gentry and academics. Likewise, the reasons that people opposed the… …

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  • 59Chorlton Poor Law Union — was founded in January 1837 as a consequence of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, also known as the New Poor Law.[1] It was overseen by an elected board of 19 guardians representing the 12 parishes in the area it served: Ardwick, Burnage …

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  • 60Mount Street Gardens — Coordinates: 51°30′34″N 0°9′2″W / 51.50944°N 0.15056°W / 51.50944; 0.15056 …

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