On 31 July at the National Archives, Kew, Paul Carter and Steven King will be talking about their latest book, Petty Tyranny and Oppression: Lives Under the Long Nineteenth-Century Poor Laws (London Publishing Partnership, 2026), and the key takeaways from the research they undertook to write this book.

The event is free and in-person. For more details and to register, visit the Eventbrite page.

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