Government: Lord Liverpool; Corn Laws; attitudes to reform and repression
Lord Liverpool led the government from 1812 to 1827. He used laws like the Corn Laws to protect landowners and cracked down hard on demands for political reform.
Real World
The Corn Laws of 1815 kept bread prices artificially high: a labourer earning 10 shillings a week could spend half his wages on bread alone, fuelling the popular anger behind the Spa Fields riots of 1816.
Exam Focus
When evaluating Liverpool's approach, weigh repression against limited reform — one-sided answers are penalised in 'how far' and 'assess' questions.
Essay Framework
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