ABSTRACT The British and Irish civil wars of the mid-seventeenth century are estimated to have claimed the lives of the greatest proportion of the population in British history. This article assesses the social impact of the conflict by examining the welfare administered to war victims in the Midlands between 1642 and c.1700. Analysing the records of parliamentary county committees and county Quarter Sessions, it examines the ways in which war victims negotiated with the authorities for charitable relief, and how much money they received. The article highlights the strains placed on provincial officials tasked with maintaining the welfare system, and the hardships and bereavement the conflict inflicted on combatants and their families. The fact that some war victims were receiving relief as late as the 1690s demonstrates that the impact of the civil wars lingered for decades after the fighting had ceased.

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英国内战期间和之后米德兰县的军事福利，1642-c.1700

摘要据估计，十七世纪中叶的英国和爱尔兰内战夺去了英国历史上最大比例的人口的生命。本文通过检查 1642 年至 1700 年间为中部地区的战争受害者提供的福利来评估冲突的社会影响。分析议会县委员会和县季度会议的记录，检查战争受害者与当局谈判慈善救济的方式，以及他们收到了多少钱。文章强调了负责维护福利制度的省级官员的压力，以及冲突给战斗人员及其家人带来的苦难和丧亲之痛。