Tory

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political faction political ideology

Tory refers to a historical British political faction and later party associated with conservatism, monarchy, and traditional institutions, which evolved into the modern Conservative Party.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Tories	4
Toryism	3
Tory (American Revolution)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	political faction ⓘ political ideology ⓘ
associatedWith	Anglican Communion ⓘ surface form: Anglican Church British monarchy ⓘ Conservatism ⓘ traditional institutions ⓘ
country	Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
etymology	derived from Irish word "tóraidhe" meaning outlaw or pursuer ⓘ
evolvedInto	Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Tory ⓘ surface form: Tories
hasPejorativeOrigin	true ⓘ
hasPoliticalPosition	centre-right ⓘ right-wing ⓘ
hasPoliticalSpectrumRole	traditional right in British politics ⓘ
hasSuccessor	Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ late 17th century ⓘ
historicalSuccessor	High Tories ⓘ Peelite Conservatives ⓘ
ideologicalCore	defence of property ⓘ emphasis on order and stability ⓘ skepticism of rapid change ⓘ
influenced	modern British conservatism ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
notableIssue	defence of landed interests ⓘ support for the Church of England as established church ⓘ
opposedTo	Whig Party ⓘ surface form: Whig radicalism ⓘ republicanism ⓘ
originatedDuring	Exclusion Crisis ⓘ
originatedInYear	1670s ⓘ
parliamentaryContext	Parliament of England ⓘ Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ British Parliament ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
positionOnFranchise	historically opposed to broadening the electoral franchise ⓘ
positionOnMonarchy	pro-monarchy ⓘ
positionOnReform	cautious about political reform ⓘ
positionOnReligion	pro-Anglican establishment ⓘ
relatedMovement	Toryism ⓘ
supports	established church ⓘ hereditary monarchy ⓘ hierarchical social order ⓘ
usedAs	Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ surface form: label for Conservative politicians in the UK label for Conservative voters in the UK ⓘ Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ surface form: nickname for Conservative Party (UK)

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Loyalists → alternativeName → Tory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tories

Godolphin → associatedWithPoliticalParty → Tory ⓘ

John Tory → familyName → Tory ⓘ

Tory → hasAlternativeName → Tory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tories

Patriot (American Revolution) → hasOpposingTerm → Tory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tory (American Revolution)

One-nation conservatism → ideologicalFamily → Tory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Toryism

John Strachan → ideology → Tory ⓘ

Lord Liverpool ministry → ideology → Tory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Toryism

2nd Earl of Guilford → memberOfPoliticalParty → Tory ⓘ

subject surface form: Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford

Sir Edward Seymour → movement → Tory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Toryism

Declaration of Indulgence → opposedBy → Tory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tories

William Pitt the Younger → parliamentaryGroup → Tory ⓘ

Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire → parliamentaryGroup → Tory ⓘ

Exclusion Crisis → participant → Tory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tories

Banastre Tarleton → partyAffiliation → Tory ⓘ

William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry → politicalAffiliation → Tory ⓘ

Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater → politicalAlignment → Tory ⓘ

Frederick → politicalAlignment → Tory ⓘ

subject surface form: Frederick North, Lord North

George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough → politicalAlignment → Tory ⓘ

Henry Dundas → politicalAlignment → Tory ⓘ

John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont → politicalAlignment → Tory ⓘ

Lord North → politicalAlignment → Tory ⓘ

Pitt family → politicalAlignment → Tory ⓘ

William Huskisson → politicalAlignment → Tory ⓘ

Lord Canning → politicalParty → Tory ⓘ

Duke of Portland → politicalParty → Tory ⓘ

subject surface form: William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland