The Corn Laws: Bread, Politics, and the Hungry 1840s

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The Corn Laws: Bread, Politics, and the Hungry 1840s

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In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the bitter battle over the Corn Laws, the protectionist tariffs on imported grain that kept bread expensive in Britain for decades. They follow the story from the original 1815 Corn Law — passed by a Parliament of landowners — to the Anti-Corn Law League's mass movement in Manchester, led by Richard Cobden and John Bright. They explore how the Irish Potato Famine (1845–1852) forced Prime Minister Robert Peel to split his Tory party and repeal the laws in 1846, a watershed moment that shifted Britain toward free trade. Along the way, they touch on the Duke of Wellington's changing stance, the role of the Chartist movement, and the philosophical clash between the landed aristocracy and the rising industrial middle class. This episode connects the dots between the price of a loaf of bread, the political power of the gentry, and the human cost of hunger in the hungry 1840s. #CornLaws #AntiCornLawLeague #RichardCobden #JohnBright #RobertPeel #IrishPotatoFamine #FreeTrade #Protectionism #VictorianBritain #HungryForties #Chartism #DukeOfWellington #Manchester #IndustrialRevolution #PoliticalHistory #BreadPrices #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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