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Yes-ish? I might have linked https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Laws#Repeal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Laws#Repeal In many ways that repeal was a dire
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Yes-ish? I might have linked https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Laws#Repeal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Laws#Repeal In many ways that repeal was a direct consequence of the Industrial Revolution, and the IR's "new rich" were often eager to acquire the architectural trappings of the old rich, pay staggering sums to marry into them, and other tricks.