Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Crime and Punishment in Early Modern England.
An able-bodied person considered 'undeserving' of charity because they were capable of work but were perceived as choosing to beg.
Sturdy beggar appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Crime and Punishment in Britain and Whitechapel, especially Crime and Punishment in Early Modern England and Nature and Changing Definitions of Criminal Activity.
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