The Settlement of the Poor in England, c.1660–1780: Law, Society, and State Formation

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Naomi Tadmor (Lancaster University)

The Settlement of the Poor in England, c.1660–1780

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Law, Society, and State Formation

Naomi Tadmor (Lancaster University)

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English

Cambridge University Press
07 May 2026

British & Irish history; Social & cultural history; Migration, immigration & emigration; Social groups; Welfare & benefit systems

Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History

In 1662, in the aftermath of the Restoration, parliament passed new legislation for the settlement and removal of the poor. Important provisions were finalised in no more than a few days. But once the settlement of the poor was set in law it became an agent of historical change that affected society, state formation, and the lives of millions in Britain and beyond for centuries to come. Within a few decades, practices of local government were transformed. In towns and villages hierarchies of social status and gender were affected. The rising empire employed the settlement administration to mobilise forces for large-scale international wars and to deal with soldiers' wives and children left behind. The huge number of bureaucratic forms generated following the new policies made a lasting impact on administrative culture. The Settlement of the Poor in England is about social change and about history's unintended consequences. It is also about the struggles and experiences of individuals and communities. It reminds us how the settlement legislation still resonates today. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

By: Naomi Tadmor (Lancaster University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 693g
ISBN: 9781108499194
ISBN 10: 1108499198
Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 07 May 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Naomi Tadmor is Professor of History at the University of Lancaster and Chair of the Social History Society. She is co-editor of The Practice and Representation of Reading in England (1996) and author of Family and Friends in Eighteenth-Century England: Household, Kinship, and Patronage (2001), and The Social Universe of the English Bible: Scripture, Society, and Culture in Early Modern England (2010), all published by Cambridge.