# Corn Laws impose protection on grain (1815)

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Parliament restricted imported grain to protect domestic producers. Within the broader Georgian Britain period, parliamentary government, industrialization, imperial expansion, war with France and political reform turned Britain into a global commercial and military power. This event is placed at 1815 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The laws became a central controversy in nineteenth-century debates over class, food prices and free trade.

## Why it matters
The laws became a central controversy in nineteenth-century debates over class, food prices and free trade.

Ruler at the time: [George III](https://english-history.com/rulers/george-iii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Corn Laws impose protection on grain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Corn+Laws+impose+protection+on+grain&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Corn Laws impose protection on grain](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Corn+Laws+impose+protection+on+grain)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281800%E2%80%931899%29)
- [The National Archives — empire and industry resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)