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Alms — OCR GCSE History A Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE History · key term

Alms

Definition

Money, food or other assistance given to people in need.

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OCR GCSE History A · J410

Paper 3

Religious houses had provided alms, shelter and care for vulnerable people, including the sick and elderly. Their disappearance increased insecurity and begging.
Revise: Impacts and Reactions to the Dissolution

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