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Corn Laws

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 denoted all cereal grains, including wheat, oats and barley. Wikipedia
Repealed by: Importation Act 1846
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Mar 23, 2024 · Corn Law, in English history, any of the regulations governing the import and export of grain. Records mention the imposition of Corn Laws ...
The first of the. Corn Laws was introduced by the British Government in 1815 to protect domestic landowners and farmers from this threat. The high tariffs ...
Jul 26, 2019 · The Corn Laws were a deeply divisive issue in the first half of the nineteenth century. Against the backdrop of a strained post-war economy, ...
Mar 7, 2021 · The laws were seen as benefiting the landowners and farmers while keeping prices high for everyone else. The lower classes saw living expenses ...
Promulgated between 1773 and 1815, « the Corn Laws » introduced a set of barriers to wheat imports in order to protect British agriculture: tariffs, or import ...