England and Wales
The two countries England and Wales shared a number of laws. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Early history[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1601, the Poor Relief Act created a national poor-law system for England and Wales, forming the origin of workhouses. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)
In 1834, the Poor Law Amendment Act was passed, stating that anyone without a job or home had to live in a workhouse. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])
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The 1902 Education Act overhauled the education system of England and Wales, establishing Local Education Authorities which funded the state-run schools and those affiliated to the Church of England and the Catholic Church. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)
The Euro-Sea Gas Corporation supplied natural gas to England and Wales. (PROSE: The Universal Databank [+]Loading...["The Universal Databank (reference book)"]) Their North Sea refinery supplied all the gas for the whole of the south of England and the whole of Wales. (TV: Fury from the Deep [+]Loading...["Fury from the Deep (TV story)"])
Sir Roger Hornsbury was the head of the NHS in England and Wales. (AUDIO: Seed of Chaos)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the real world, England and Wales is a legal jurisdiction covering the countries England and Wales. The two countries have also been collectively refered to as Southern Britain or South Britain as a counterpart to Scotland, itself known as Northern Britain.
