Country party

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The Country party was a loose political grouping in 17th- and early 18th-century England that opposed the perceived corruption and court influence of the ruling establishment, advocating for parliamentary independence and the interests of the landed gentry.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Country party canonical 3
Country Tory 1
Country Whigs 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary grouping
political faction
activeInPeriod 17th century
early 18th century
advocatedFor interests of the landed gentry
parliamentary independence
associatedWithConcept Country versus Court
characterizedAs loose political grouping
country Kingdom of England
emergedInContextOf Restoration England
linked to: Stuart period

late Stuart politics
hadStanceOn limiting royal patronage
reducing court influence over Parliament
ideology anti-corruption politics
country ideology
parliamentary supremacy
influenced British opposition politics
early Whig thought
notablePeriod late 17th century English politics
opposed Court party
court influence
perceived corruption
politicalGoal curbing executive influence
protecting local interests against central court power
politicalPosition opposition to the Court party
politicalSpectrum opposition
relatedTo Country Tories
linked to: High Tories

Country Whigs
linked to: Country party
socialBase landed gentry
supported greater accountability of ministers
independence of Members of Parliament
viewedAs defender of property rights
defender of the constitution

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Exclusion Crisis participant Country party
Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer politicalAlignment Country Tory
linked to: Country party
Country party relatedTo Country Whigs
linked to: Country party
Court party opposedBy Country party