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SPEENHAMLAND TO THE NEW POOR LAW 1830-47
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SPEENHAMLAND TO THE NEW POOR LAW 1830-47
Significant Events
1795 Speenhamland system introduced
1815 French War ends
1830 Swing Riots
1832 Royal Commission set up to investigate the Poor Law
1834 Poor Law Amendment Act abolishes the old Poor Law system and replaces it with a new, controlled system based on the workhouse, Poor Law Unions and central control through the Poor Law Commission
1834-38 Anti-Poor Law agitation takes place
1845-46 Andover scandal occurs
1847 Poor Law Amendment Act reorganizes the running of the Poor Law system by abolishing the Poor Law Commission and creating the Poor Law Board
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