Workhouses of the North

Name: Workhouses of the North
SKU: 9780752440019
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Peter Higginbotham has a website (www.workhouses.org.uk) dedicated to the history of British workhouses. He has written a number of articles and presented talks on the subject as well as contributing to a number of radio and television programmes.

SKU: 9780752440019 Categories: History & Society, Social Science

Binding: Perfect Bound

Pages: 128Author: Peter Higginbotham

Description

The workhouse is an institution which has left an emotional scar on the British nation. Its study can illuminate the understanding of the social, political, and medical history of Britain. This volume focuses on the northern part of England, covering the old counties of Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire.