Poverty And Vagrancy In Tudor England

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Part of the respected Seminar Studies in History series, Poverty and Vagrancy in Tudor England presents a focused and scholarly examination of the social crisis that gripped England during the Tudor period. John Pound chronicles the dramatic rise of poverty and vagrancy as twin plagues of sixteenth-century English society, tracing their roots in economic upheaval, population growth, and the dissolution of the monasteries. The work details the responses of Tudor authorities — from parish relief systems to harsh vagrancy laws — illustrating the tension between compassion and social control that defined the era's approach to the destitute. Written with academic rigour yet accessible clarity, this concise study remains an essential text for students of early modern English social and economic history.