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The Irish word toruidhe or toruighe, meaning "to pursue" or "to hunt", is suggested as the origin for the term Tory. From the 1500s to 1600s, the term Tory first emerged to refer to the Irish who were dispossessed of their lands and took to the woods, forming themselves into bands that subsisted on wild animals and goods taken from settlers. [5]
The term Tory is much older than the official Conservative Party name, ... For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in.
Portrait of James, Duke of York by Henri Gascar, 1673. As a political term, Tory was an insult (derived from the Middle Irish word tóraidhe, modern Irish tóraí, meaning "outlaw", "robber", from the Irish word tóir, meaning "pursuit" since outlaws were "pursued men") [9] [10] that entered English politics during the Exclusion Bill crisis of 1678–1681.
The Foundation of the Conservative Party, 1830-1867 (1978) Crowson, N. J. The Longman Companion to the Conservative Party Since 1830-2000 (2001) online; Shannon, Richard. The Age of Disraeli, 1868-1881: The Rise of Tory Democracy (1992) Ramsden, John. History of the Conservative Party: The Age of Balfour and Baldwin, 1902–1940 (1978) Ramsden ...
For a party recovering from an historic election defeat, the mood at Tory conference is surprisingly upbeat. ... For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in.
It's a strategically poor choice – and that's no coincidence.
Ideologically, one-nation conservatism identifies itself with a broad paternalistic conservative stance. One-nation Conservatives are often associated with the Tory Reform Group and the Bow Group. Adherents believe in social cohesion and support social institutions that maintain harmony between different interest groups, classes, and—more ...
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