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Edwardian Vagrancy Act Passed

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1547Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1547

Edward VI1547

Westminster · House / House of Tudor

Parliament imposes exceptionally severe penalties on persistent vagrancy while attempting to regulate labour and poverty.

Names involved

Edward VI

Provenance

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