Title: What was the purpose of the Bridewells constructed in England in the 1500s? Post by: regina nana on Mar 20, 2019 What was the purpose of the Bridewells constructed in England in the 1500s?
• They were prisons designed to incarcerate individuals convicted of serious felony offenses. • They were early cellular prisons designed for incorrigible juveniles. • They were workhouses created to provide employment and housing for the unemployed. • They were asylums sponsored by the Christian church to place wrongdoers in seclusion. Title: What was the purpose of the Bridewells constructed in England in the 1500s? Post by: linds on Mar 20, 2019 They were workhouses created to provide employment and housing for the unemployed.
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