Surviving on the streets in Early Modern England: The story of Maud Preece

Loretta Dolan

Surviving on the streets in Early Modern England: The story of Maud Preece

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This blog tells the story of Maud Preece, a young girl who was arrested in Chester, England in 1599 for stealing a hat. She had been brought to the city as a very young child and then abandoned by the adults who had brought her. Maud relied on begging, charity and crime to survive, which left her vulnerable to exploitation by adults.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	Social History Exchange, blog of the Social History Society, UK
Publication status	Published - 10 Jun 2020

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Nurture and Neglect: Childhood in Sixteenth-Century Northern England
Dolan, L., 2017, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. 254 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review

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Surviving on the streets in Early Modern England: The story of Maud Preece

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Nurture and Neglect: Childhood in Sixteenth-Century Northern England

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