One of them was supposedly enacted by a group of commissioners who were secretly practicing infanticide, according to Joshua Hobson, who published the "Book of Murder" about one of them.
One of them was supposedly enacted by a group of commissioners who were secretly practicing infanticide, according to Joshua Hobson, who published the "Book of Murder" about one of them. One was amended by Edward Knatchbull to allow for the purchase of buildings by church leaders or other authorized people, and a system based on the price of bread and number of children was named for the parish of Speenhamland. Nassau Senior led the 1832 Royal Commission to change these laws that recommended banning outdoor relief, while the seminal one was enacted in 1601 and determined that "impotent" individuals were worthy of relief. Another amendment to one of them proposed namesake Gilbert Unions of parishes to set up common workhouses. For 10 points, name these British laws that were aimed at the impoverished.
One of them was supposedly enacted by a group of commissioners who were secretly practicing infanticide, according to Joshua Hobson, who published the "Book of Murder" about one of them.
English {Poor} Laws