Sir Robert Peel

The position of Peel 's Conservative government was severely shaken by a report in the Times that it was about to repeal the Corn Laws.

The Corn Laws were repealed by Sir Robert Peel 's Conservative government, after much agitation by groups such as the Anti-Corn Law League and in face of the growing urgency of the Great Famine in Ireland.

Lord John Russell (a Whig or Liberal, later created first Earl Russell) was invited to form the UK government following the resignation of Sir Robert Peel , a Conservative .

The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, the first world's fair, was opened by Queen Victoria in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park.