Conservatism 1
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- The Origins and Development of Conservatism
- Conservatism was first used to describe a political ideology in the early 19th century
- The Tory Party (as named by the Whigs to describe Royalists) changed its name to the Conservative Party in 1935
- Conservative ideas arose in reaction to the growing pace of political, social and economic change symbolised by the French Revolution of 1790
- Edmund Burke wrote Reflections on the Revolution in France in 1790, deeply regretting the revolutionary challenge to the 'ancien regime'
- British Conservatism has drawn heavily on the ideas of Burke who advocated a willingness to change in order to conserve
- Conservatism was first used to describe a political ideology in the early 19th century
- Conservative ideas arose in reaction to the growing pace of political, social and economic change symbolised by the French Revolution of 1790
- Edmund Burke wrote Reflections on the Revolution in France in 1790, deeply regretting the revolutionary challenge to the 'ancien regime'
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