Punch's Monument to Robert Peel (1788-1850). By John Leech (1817-1864). Concerning the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. From 1815 to 1846 Corn Laws kept corn prices high to protect farmers from foreign competition. This was controversial as the poor suffered from the high price of bread. The law was repealed in mid 1846. Cartoon From 'Punch', London, 1850.

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