Who looked after the poor in Tudor Britain?
Nobody much. The church offered some help, but Henry VIII got rid of the monasteries and so they had nowhere to go in bad times. Some rich Tudors left money in their will to feed and clothe the poor.Nobody much. In Henry VIII’s time the church took care of them, but he got rid of the monasteries and so they had nowhere to go in bad times. Some rich Tudors left money in their will to feed and clothe the poor.
