the corn laws

[boo boo boo]

Why Were the Corn laws repealed

[shaneystar2]

The Corn Laws were repealed after militant action by the Anti Corn Law League which began in Manchester in 1839.
They said that the Laws were a subsidy and increased the cost of industry.
The Corn laws were seen as a privilege of wealthy landowners and the repeal reduced not only the income of crops but the political power that landownership represented.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRanticor n.htm

[BuckyKat]

was that related to the battle of Peterloo?

[shaneystar2]

Yes it was
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterloo

[Narolines]

Usually referred to as The Peterloo Massacre, but yes, it was the turning point in the campaign for the repeal of the Corn Laws.