High Tories

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conservative faction political faction traditionalist conservatives

High Tories were a traditionalist, monarchist faction within British conservatism that emphasized hierarchy, Anglicanism, and resistance to liberal and democratic reforms.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
English Tories 1
Tories (early royalist alignment) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf conservative faction ⓘ
political faction ⓘ
traditionalist conservatives ⓘ
associatedConcept Throne and Altar ⓘ
squirearchy ⓘ
associatedWith Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
English countryside ⓘ
rural interests ⓘ
contrastsWith Radical Party (UK) ⓘ
Whig Party ⓘ
surface form: Whigs

liberal conservatives ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalOrientation anti-modernist ⓘ
traditionalist ⓘ
emergedFrom Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
surface form: Tory Party
emphasizes established Church of England ⓘ
hereditary aristocracy ⓘ
landed gentry ⓘ
social hierarchy ⓘ
historicalPeriod 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
ideology Anglican conservatism ⓘ
anti-democratism ⓘ
anti-liberalism ⓘ
monarchism ⓘ
paternalism ⓘ
traditionalism ⓘ
influenced One-nation conservatism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
opposes democratic reforms ⓘ
liberal reforms ⓘ
radicalism ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ
politicalAlignment right-wing ⓘ
politicalGoal maintenance of established institutions ⓘ
preservation of existing social hierarchy ⓘ
politicalPositionOnEconomy skeptical of laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ
supports paternalistic landowner responsibility ⓘ
religiousOrientation Anglicanism (broadly) ⓘ
surface form: Anglicanism
supports hereditary monarchy ⓘ
privileged role of the Church of England in public life ⓘ
strong monarchy ⓘ
values deference to authority ⓘ
duty and obligation ⓘ
organic society ⓘ
social order ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Tory → historicalSuccessor → High Tories ⓘ
Bloodless Revolution → participant → High Tories ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Tories
this entity surface form: Tories (early royalist alignment)