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Divided Society

In the late 19th century poverty was caused by unemployment, illness and old age. The 1906 Liberal Government had to introduce reforms to tackle poverty.

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The making of modern Britain (1880-1951)
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Divided society: poverty, housing, politics

Some of the key poverty events of the late 1800s.

The main events between Samuel Smiles Self-Help book and the end of the Boer War.
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