A Dissertation upon Parties

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A Dissertation upon Parties is a series of political essays by Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke, analyzing the nature and history of party conflict in early 18th-century Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
collection of essays ⓘ
aimsTo justify a Patriot King above party ⓘ
author Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke ⓘ
Viscount Bolingbroke ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Great Britain ⓘ
discusses Glorious Revolution ⓘ
Revolution Settlement of 1688–1689 ⓘ
linked to: Glorious Revolution

history of Whig and Tory parties ⓘ
nature of political parties ⓘ
principles of the British constitution ⓘ
firstPublishedIn The Craftsman ⓘ
genre political essay ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
hasPerspective critique of faction ⓘ
opposition to party corruption ⓘ
hasTheme legitimacy of opposition ⓘ
limits of party government ⓘ
public virtue and corruption ⓘ
relationship between Crown and Parliament ⓘ
historicalContext administration of Robert Walpole ⓘ
reign of George II ⓘ
influenced 18th-century British political thought ⓘ
intendedAudience politically engaged British readers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject British constitutional history ⓘ
Tory Party (British historical) ⓘ
Whig Party (British historical) ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party

early 18th-century British politics ⓘ
party politics ⓘ
movement opposition literature to Walpole’s ministry ⓘ
notableFor defence of a non-partisan monarchy ⓘ
systematic analysis of Whig and Tory principles ⓘ
philosophicalTradition British conservative thought ⓘ
classical republicanism (adapted to monarchy) ⓘ
politicalPosition Tory ⓘ
opposition to Walpole ⓘ
publicationFormat periodical essays ⓘ
publicationPeriod 1733 ⓘ
1734 ⓘ
relatedWork The Idea of a Patriot King ⓘ
setting Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
structure series of letters or essays ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed early 18th century ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ

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Lord Bolingbroke → notableWork → A Dissertation upon Parties ⓘ
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke → notableWork → A Dissertation upon Parties ⓘ