Letter from the Whig leader to Robert Peel, the Tory prime minister, spells out the need for legislation to repeal the Corn Laws.

Read about the issue that pitted the Anti-Corn-Law League against prime minister, Robert Peel. Includes analysis of the legislative maneuvering.

Overview of the issue examines how economic pressures, resulting from the end of the Napoleonic Wars, forced Britain to restrict corn imports.

Analysis by economist T.R. Malthus examines the repercussions that the protectionist laws had on Britain's economy.

Law of 1815 restricted the imports of foreign corn into Britain. Find an analysis of the economic and social repercussions.

Article explains how political pressure, economic realities, and the Irish Potato Famine led to repeal of the high grain tariffs.

Prime minister's 1846 speech, made under extreme political pressure, spelled out the need for reforms of Britain's protectionist laws.

Appendix to T.R. Malthus' treatise on the Corn Laws clarifies his analysis about the short and long term effects of their repeal.

Essay by T.R. Malthus speculates on the reasons why, despite a larger supply, Britain's grain prices are higher than in other countries.