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Corn Laws

1815–1846 · 19th century

The Corn Laws were tariffs and other restrictions on imported grain in the United Kingdom, in force from 1815 to 1846, which kept bread prices high to protect the incomes of landowners. Campaigning by the Anti-Corn Law League and the Irish famine led Robert Peel to repeal them in 1846, splitting the Conservative Party and opening the era of British free trade.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Corn Laws. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/corn-laws
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