William Cobbett and the corn laws: A study of corn legislation in early nineteenth century Great Britain

Author

Rosalie Powell Stringfellow, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Date of Award

6-1-1964

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

History

First Advisor

Dr. A. Stanley Trickett

Abstract

This study begins with a background of British agricultre followed by an introduction to Cobbett, and a review of the economic and social changes that precipitated the enactment of the Corn Laws in the early nineteenth century. The primary laws under discussion are those of 1804 and 1815. The emphasis of the study is on the reaction to pending legislation. Therefore, the work terminates with the passage of the Corn Law of 1815. Quotations from Cobbett's articles were selected from his famous Political Register...

Comments

A Thesis Presented to the Department of History of the Faculty of the College of Graduate Studies University of Omaha In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts. Copyright 1964 Rosalie Rowell Stringfellow

Recommended Citation

Stringfellow, Rosalie Powell, "William Cobbett and the corn laws: A study of corn legislation in early nineteenth century Great Britain" (1964). Student Work. 385.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/385