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Repeal of the Corn Laws

June 25, 1846 · Westminster, London

Britain abolished tariffs on imported grain, a turn towards free trade that split the Conservative Party.

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Key people

Robert Peel head of state/government, Prime minister who carried the repeal Richard Cobden leader, Led the Anti-Corn Law League

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