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Corn Laws Repeal

Great Britain · Economy / Trade Policy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1846

Robert Peel26 June 1846

London · Economy / Trade Policy

Parliament repeals the Corn Laws and begins dismantling grain protection.

Names involved

Robert Peel

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