2014/05/22 by Edwin Jaggard · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #American Constitutional Law and Politics #Irish and British Studies #Scottish History and National Identity
paper · doi:10.1111/1750-0206.12099
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The parallel political worlds of ultra‐toryism were those of W estminster and the provinces. Hoping to defend the protestant constitution from what they regarded as ruinous attacks, between 1826 and 1832 many ultra‐tories were unrelenting parliamentary opponents of constitutional change. However, far less is understood about their simultaneous involvement in the political world away from W estminster, apart from analysis of the duke of N ewcastle's electoral activities and several county studies. This article examines the 1st earl of F almouth's dogged ideological defence of the protestant constitution, as well as exposing his political pragmatism in C ornwall, thereby highlighting the lengths to which some ultras were prepared to go in pursuing their beliefs. Falmouth also exemplifies those ultras who, from M arch 1827 when L ord L iverpool resigned, became far more prominent in the struggle against ‘Revolution by due course of law’, beginning with their opposition to C anning becoming prime minister. Furthermore, a study of F almouth's career between 1826 and 1832 at W estminster and in C ornwall, also highlights several of the ideological tensions within ultra‐toryism at this time.