Agriculture 1760-1820 Britain

Explain why and in what ways agriculture change affected both landowners and labourers in the years between 1760 and 1820. During this period in question, agriculture was going through a period called the “Agrarian revolution”, although historians dispute if it can be called a revolution as it lasted around 150 years, massive change took place that changed the face of agriculture. It is generally considered that the later half of the 18th Century brought the major changes to …

…had shown throughout the years that its interests were not surprisingly dominated by vested interests, namely landowners. After the War, there was a post war depression that lasted until about 1821. The agricultural market was under pressure, as there was now an established overseas market, meaning the already low market prices would crash. This lead to the “Corn laws” which was designed to prohibit imports of foreign food until home grown wheat reached 80s per Quarter.