Richard Cobden (1804-1865) (original) (raw)

Biographical Materials

• Richard Cobden (brief biographical introduction)
• “Richard Cobden” from the Dictionary of National Biography (1883)

Cobden’s Speeches

• Speech in Parliament against the Corn Laws‚ 15 May 1843
• Secular Education as the Solution to Sectarian Opposition to Universal Schooling, 22 January 1851

Political and Economic Contexts

• Corn Laws and the Anti Cornlaw League
• The Reform Laws and Battles to Extend the Right to Vote
• The Crimean War
• The Chinese Opium Wars
• France vs. England: Mid-nineteenth-century trade and economic theory

Monuments and Portraits

• Richard Cobden (1867) by Marshall Wood. St Anne's Square, Manchester
• Richard Cobden (1869) by Matthew Noble. The Reform Club, London

Political Cartoons Featuring Richard Cobden from Punch, Fun, and Other Periodicals

• The China Question in Punch, January to June 1857
• Obituary cartoon in Funl
• Cobdenisms (Punch, 1857)
• The Great Chinese Warriors Dah-Bee and Cob-Deb (Punch, 1857)
• What Can You Say for Your Friends Now, Richard? (Punch, 1857)

Last modified 15 June 2020