Parents of Poor Children in England, 1580-1800
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Apr 19, 2010
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780199204809
Description: A study of the mothers and fathers of poor children in early modern England, drawing upon a wide range of archival material, including quarter session records, petitions for assistance, applications for places in the London Foundling Hospital, and evidence from criminal trials in London's Old Bailey.