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Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939
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The long-term story

The long-term story

Timeline of key turning points from parish poor relief to Liberal reforms and the inter-war Means Test in Britain, c1780 to 1939 This topic follows a long shift in what the state, meaning Parliament, departments and local authorities, did about poverty and health. The c in c1780 means around, so you are tracing change over time rather than a single event.

Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level History Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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