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Corn Laws
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The Corn Laws were tariffs and other trade restrictions on imported food and corn enforced in the United Kingdom between 1815 and 1846. The word corn in British English denotes all cereal grains, incl
The 1815 Corn Law, officially "An Act to amend the Laws now in force for regulating the Importation of Corn"
The 1815 Corn Law, officially "An Act to amend the Laws now in force for regulating the Importation of Corn"
A meeting of the Anti-Corn Law League in Exeter Hall in London in 1846
A meeting of the Anti-Corn Law League in Exeter Hall in London in 1846
Robert Peel became Conservative Prime Minister in 1841, and his government succeeded in repealing the tariffs.
Robert Peel became Conservative Prime Minister in 1841, and his government succeeded in repealing the tariffs.
Sir Thomas Lawrence Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool RCIN 404930 Royal Collection
Sir Thomas Lawrence Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool RCIN 404930 Royal Collection
Robert Peel
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Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, was a British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Home Secretary. He is regarded as the father of
Corn Laws
…first two years of the Great Famine in Ireland of 1845–1852 forced a resolution because of the urgent need for new food supplies. The prime minister, Sir Robert Peel, a Conservative, achieved repeal in 1846 with the support of the Whigs in Parliament, overcoming the opposition of most of his own party. Economic…
Portrait by Henry William Pickersgill
Portrait by Henry William Pickersgill
Christ Church, Oxford, which Peel attended 1805–1808, graduating with a double first. He was later MP for the university, 1817–1829.
Christ Church, Oxford, which Peel attended 1805–1808, graduating with a double first. He was later MP for the university, 1817–1829.
The Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel, 1844, by Franz Xaver Winterhalter
The Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel, 1844, by Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Burking Poor Old Mrs Constitution. This satirical 1829 cartoon by William Heath depicted the Duke of Wellington and Peel in the roles of the body-snat
Burking Poor Old Mrs Constitution. This satirical 1829 cartoon by William Heath depicted the Duke of Wellington and Peel in the roles of the body-snatchers Burke and Hare suffocating Mrs Docherty for sale to Dr. Robert Knox; representing the extinguishing by Wellington and Peel of the 141-year-old Constitution of 1688 by Catholic emancipation.