Corn Laws
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Two hundred years earlier, people were going hungry in Middleton after the government introduced the Corn Laws, which imposed tariffs on imported grain, turning bread into the preserve of the rich.
From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2019
The protesters, 60,000 to 80,000 strong according to contemporary estimates, marched under a broad banner of reform, demanding expanded suffrage, tax relief and repeal of the trade-inhibiting Corn Laws.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2019
The most important moment of the 19th century for the United States took place across the ocean: the Repeal of Britain’s Corn Laws.
From Time • Jun. 30, 2017
Jacob-Rees Mogg, writing in the Financial Times has drawn parallels with Conservative splits over the Corn Laws in the 19th century.
From BBC • May 19, 2016
The Chartists contended that the Corn Laws could not be repealed until the people had universal suffrage.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob
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