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Corn Laws Abolished

An anti-​protectionist reform.

On January 31, 1849, the Corn Laws were abolished in the United Kingdom, one of the most impressive and far-​reaching anti-​protectionist moves of all time. 

“Corn” stood for all grains, including wheat, oats & barley; the free-​trade agitation by John Bright & Richard Cobden was one of the main impetuses for the reform.

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