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Building work on the Middlewich House of Correction commenced in the late 1630s but was not completed until 1641.

A new exhibition traces the social history of the nation through 60 pairs of shoes

Based on the latest scholarship in the field, University of Winnipeg professor Jim Silver tells the story of early modern poverty with due attention to questions of child poverty, the condition of women, slavery and colonialism with illuminating examples of upper-class cruelty visited on those without means who were considered responsible for their own fate.

An overhaul of the way needy residents are protected and assisted by government is gathering momentum. The Social Protection Act of 2020 sought to help people secure appropriate living standards, and accessible and affordable life necessities. Under its predecessor - the Poor Relief Act 1961 - there were no clear…

All towns and parishes in the country had poor residents to deal with. Some did so more compassionately than others. The Poor Law of 1601 gave all parishes leg…