The Idea of a Patriot King
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The Idea of a Patriot King is a political treatise by Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke, outlining his vision of an ideal, virtuous monarch who would rise above party politics to govern for the common good.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Idea of a Patriot King canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political treatise ⓘ |
| advocates |
moral and civic virtue in the ruler
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reform of party politics ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
outline an ideal model of kingship
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provide guidance for a future monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Tory tradition
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opposition to Walpole-era politics ⓘ |
| author |
Bolingbroke
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Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| criticizes |
corruption in party government
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factionalism ⓘ |
| discusses |
limits of royal prerogative
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relationship between crown and Parliament ⓘ role of virtue in political leadership ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | posthumous publication ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasCentralConcept |
king as guardian of the constitution
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king as mediator between factions ⓘ patriot king as disinterested ruler ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important statement of Bolingbroke's political ideas
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key text in 18th-century British political thought ⓘ |
| influenced |
18th-century debates on monarchy
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later British conservative thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British constitutional thought
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classical republicanism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British politics
NERFINISHED
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common good ⓘ constitutional monarchy ⓘ monarchy ⓘ party politics ⓘ patriot king ⓘ virtue in politics ⓘ |
| originallyComposed | 1730s ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Hanoverian succession
NERFINISHED
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Whig supremacy ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | Tory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposes |
a king governing for the common good
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a monarch above party ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1749 ⓘ |
| writtenInPeriod |
18th century
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Augustan age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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