jun 18, 1846 - Repeal of the corn laws

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The landowners in Parliament attempted to safeguard their economic position by securing, in 1815, a new Corn Law designed to maintain grain prices and rents by taxing imported grain. Many industrialists resented the passing of the Corn Law because it favoured the landed interests. Industrialists were beginning to demand a voice in Parliament and political debate about the poor (versus the propertied) and especially “the people” (versus the privileged and the powerful) began.

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