Some Early and Later Houses of Pity (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415821452)

From around the eleventh century until the Reformation, a close connection between the Church and hospitals was formed as they became a refuge for the ill, ostracised and poor. First published in 1926, John Morrison Hobson presents a fascinating survey of the hospitals and almshouses found throughout medieval England.