In some ways, we can say she was a success because:
- Elizabeth introduced the 1601 Poor Law that sorted out the problems- it punished the beggars who fake disabilities or were just lazy.
- Each Parish was responsible for dealing with their ‘deserving poor’.
- An enormous problem that Elizabeth I did well to make progress with.
However, in other ways she was a failure because:
- Elizabeth’s ‘new’ law was nothing new - many felt it wasn’t harsh enough.
- Elizabeth didn’t solve the problem –and her policy was unfair making a whole city responsible for looking after lazy and faking people!
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