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In this lecture, Professor Morgan charts Cobden’s peace activism through the recently created ‘Letters of Richard Cobden Online’ – an open access database containing transcripts of around 5,500 of Cobden’s letters. The lecture ranges from Cobden’s involvement in the Peace Congress movement of the 1840s and early 1850s and his principled opposition to the Crimean War, to his critiques of Britain’s imperial wars and his efforts to keep Britain from meddling in the American Civil War. Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/donations/ Sign up to our museum membership scheme here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership/ ⚔Website: https://royalarmouries.org/home ⚔Blog: https://royalarmouries.org/stories/ ⚔Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum/ ⚔Twitter: https://twitter.com/Royal_Armouries ⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseum We are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.