High Tories

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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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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

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Tory historicalSuccessor High Tories
Sir George Carteret politicalFaction High Tories
this entity surface form: Tories (early royalist alignment)
Bloodless Revolution participant High Tories
this entity surface form: English Tories
Maurice Cowling influenced High Tories
this entity surface form: Peterhouse conservatives
Canningite contrastedWith High Tories
this entity surface form: High Tory
Country party relatedTo High Tories
this entity surface form: Country Tories
Foxite Whigs opposedTo High Tories
this entity surface form: Pittite Tories
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario ideologicalFaction High Tories
this entity surface form: Red Tory