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The Famine - I Can't Get Anywhere With This
The story of the British famine in 18 forty five. The leader, peel, quits after failing to get corn laws repealed. Queen queen victoria brings in a member of the opposition,. lord john russell, and she asks him to form an administration. It doesn't work. And peel gets brought in for six months or so before russell finally does succeed in forming a government. For most of the famine that follows, russell's government is the one that's in charge.