Poor Law set out regulations for Workhouses, imposing harsh conditions on inmates so that they were seen as places of last resort. The Devil watches as a child is dragged from its mother', while an Angel covers its face unable to meet the mother's pleading eyes. Cartoon from 'Punch', London, 1843.
Poor Law set out regulations for Workhouses, imposing harsh conditions on inmates so that they were seen as places of last resort. The Devil watches as a child is dragged from its mother', while an Angel covers its face unable to meet the mother's pleading eyes. Cartoon from 'Punch', London, 1843.
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