Welfare Policy
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The Irish Question? Administering the Anatomy Act in St Giles Workhouse, c.1832–1850
Nottingham Trent University, in partnership with the AHRC project ‘A Century of Struggle: Pauperism and the New Poor Law in…
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The Ballad of Bethnal Green: women’s voices, workhouse dynasties and whistleblowing in the 1860s
Nottingham Trent University, in partnership with the AHRC project ‘A Century of Struggle: Pauperism and the New Poor Law in…
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The afterlife of the workhouse pauper, 1800-1920s
Nottingham Trent University, in partnership with the AHRC project ‘A Century of Struggle: Pauperism and the New Poor Law in…
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Book launch: Petty Tyranny and Oppression
On 31 July at the National Archives, Kew, Paul Carter and Steven King will be talking about their latest book,…
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The New Moral Politics of Punishment: Deterrence, Redemption, and Revenge in British Public Policy
2026 marks the fourth annual iteration of Nottingham Trent University’s History and Policy seminar series organised by Professor Steven King.…
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From “Old Offenders” to Teenage Pregnancies: the Making and Re-making of the Single Mother Stigma in the Long History of Welfare
2026 marks the fourth annual iteration of Nottingham Trent University’s History and Policy seminar series organised by Professor Steven King.…
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The Workless: Stigma, Unpaid Labour, and the Myth of Economic Inactivity – Q&A
2026 marks the fourth annual iteration of Nottingham Trent University’s History and Policy seminar series organised by Professor Steven King.…
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The History of Special Education in England: Divisions, Divergences, and Coalitions
2026 marks the fourth annual iteration of Nottingham Trent University’s History and Policy seminar series organised by Professor Steven King.…
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Returning to Health: First World War Ex-Servicemen, Welfare Policy, and the Creation of the NHS
2026 marks the fourth annual iteration of Nottingham Trent University’s History and Policy seminar series organised by Professor Steven King.…
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Welfare, Health and Economic History
2026 marks the fourth annual iteration of Nottingham Trent University’s History and Policy seminar series organised by Professor Steven King.…