Steven King is professor of economic and social history at Nottingham Trent University and co-author of In Their Own Write: Contesting the New Poor Law, 1834–1900.

“A highly original and important work. King’s argument – that contemporary attitudes towards the welfare system in Britain have existed throughout the history of British public welfare, since the foundation of the Poor Law in 1601 – is well-supported by a range of documentary sources covering the time period, and human voices from the recent past.” Pat Thane, Birbeck College, University of London

Steven King is professor of economic and social history at Nottingham Trent University and co-author of In Their Own Write: Contesting the New Poor Law, 1834–1900.

“A highly original and important work. King’s argument – that contemporary attitudes towards the welfare system in Britain have existed throughout the history of British public welfare, since the foundation of the Poor Law in 1601 – is well-supported by a range of documentary sources covering the time period, and human voices from the recent past.” Pat Thane, Birbeck College, University of London

Steven King is professor of economic and social history at Nottingham Trent University and co-author of In Their Own Write: Contesting the New Poor Law, 1834–1900.

“A highly original and important work. King’s argument – that contemporary attitudes towards the welfare system in Britain have existed throughout the history of British public welfare, since the foundation of the Poor Law in 1601 – is well-supported by a range of documentary sources covering the time period, and human voices from the recent past.” Pat Thane, Birbeck College, University of London