McCormack, M. (2012) Rethinking 'loyalty' in eighteenth-century Britain. Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies. 35(3), pp. 407-421. 1754-0208.
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Abstract:
This article explores the meanings and applications of the term ‘loyalty’ in Britain between 1688 and 1815. Political historians today employ the term in an instrumental way to connote obedience, nationalism, conservatism and monarchism: this finds its expression in the phenomenon of ‘loyalism’. This article instead argues that ‘loyalism’ was not a current term in the eighteenth century, and that ‘loyalty’ had specific meanings for different political groups. It could connote a religious, a legal or an emotional tie: as such, the changing concept of ‘loyalty’ is indicative of the shifting relationship between the individual and the state
Uncontrolled Keywords:
loyalty, loyalism, politics, emotion, patriotism, monarchy, Britain
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Creators:
McCormack, M.
Publisher:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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Date:
September 2012
Date Type:
Publication
Page Range:
pp. 407-421
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Volume:
35
Number:
3
Language:
English
ISSN:
1754-0208
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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