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An essay from David Ricardo on the influence of the Corn Laws on the profits from capital investment.
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Parliamentary Speech by the Prime Minister, Robert Peel, on the successful motion to abolish the Corn Laws. Peel was seen as a traitor by many of his Conservative colleagues because of his volte-face on maintaining the laws.
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A text written in 1814 by the economist and clergyman Thomas Malthus advocating a retention of the war time prosperity for farmers by a large tax on foreign corn.
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An article from the 1851 edition of the United States Democratic Review.
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A speech given by a prominent opponent of the Corn Laws.
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An entry from Victorian Web on the Corn Laws, a significant import duty on wheat and other essential foodstuffs aiming to stabilise the price.
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A society devoted to the study of 17th-century Parliamentarian John Hampden, who famous for resisting the King's illegal Ship Money tax.
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Article from the open source encyclopaedia.
