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{{Short description|Allegiance to the British crown or the United Kingdom}}
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'''Loyalism''', in the [[United Kingdom]], its [[British Overseas Territories|overseas territories]] and its [[British Empire|former colonies]], refers to the allegiance to the British crown or the United Kingdom. In North America, the most common usage of the term refers to loyalty to the [[The Crown|British Crown]], notably with the [[
== Historical loyalism ==
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====North America====
{{Main|Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalists fighting in the American Revolution}}
In North America, the term ''loyalist'' characterised colonists who rejected the [[American Revolution]] in favour of remaining loyal to the king.<ref>Wallace Brown, "The Loyalists and the American Revolution." ''History Today'' (Mar 1962), 12# 3, pp. 149–157.
British military strategy during the American Revolution relied on mobilising loyalist soldiers throughout the [[Thirteen Colonies]]. Throughout the war, the [[British military]] formed over 100<ref name="urlLoyalist Institute: List of Loyalist Regiments">{{cite web |url=http://www.royalprovincial.com/military/rlist/rlist.htm |title=Loyalist Institute: List of Loyalist Regiments |
After the war, approximately
=====Loyalist migrants=====
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[[File:Tory Refugees by Howard Pyle.jpg|upright|thumb|Depiction of American [[Loyalists (American Revolution)|Loyalist]] refugees on their way to [[the Canadas]] during the [[American Revolution]].]]
Of the 62,000 who left by 1784, almost 50,000 sought refuge elsewhere in the [[British North America]]n colonies of [[Province of Quebec (1763–1791)|Quebec]] (partitioned into [[the Canadas]] in 1791), [[New Brunswick]], [[Nova Scotia]], and [[Prince Edward Island|St. John's Island]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/loyalists/loyalists-ward-chipman/Pages/loyalist-maritimes-ward-chipman.aspx|title=Loyalists in the Maritimes — Ward Chipman Muster Master's Office, 1777–1785|date=16 May 2019|work=Library and Archives Canada|publisher=Government of Canada|
These Loyalists were the founders of modern English-speaking Canada, and many of their descendants of these King's Loyal Americans still identify themselves with the nominal hereditary title "UEL" ([[United Empire Loyalist]]) today. To one degree or another, from ideological reasons or less so mixed with prospects of a better life, "All the Loyalists had taken a stand for the Crown and the British Empire"...whether "from a rigorous toryism to some vague sense that royal government was hardly so evil as its enemies claimed. In Canada this diversity was preserved. The Loyalist communities were rarely unanimous
==== Ireland ====
The term ''loyalist'' was first used in Irish politics in the 1790s to refer to Protestant
===19th century===
==== Australia ====
The [[Sydney]] and [[
==== England and Wales ====
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During the early 19th century, nearly every English and Welsh county formed a Loyalist Association of Workers in an effort to counter a perceived threat from [[radical societies]].<ref name="Gee2003">{{cite book|author=Austin Gee|title=The British volunteer movement, 1794–1814|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1TMtozjZ7fYC
== Modern loyalism ==
=== Northern Ireland ===
{{main|Ulster loyalism}}
Generally, the term ''loyalist'' in [[Northern Ireland]] is typified by a militant opposition to [[Irish republicanism]], and also often to Roman Catholicism. It stresses [[
▲Generally, the term ''loyalist'' in [[Northern Ireland]] is typified by a militant opposition to [[Irish republicanism]], and also often to Roman Catholicism. It stresses [[Protestantism in Ireland|Ulster Protestant]] identity and community with its own folk heroes and events, such as the misfortunes and bravery of the [[36th (Ulster) Division]] during [[World War I]] and the activities of the Orange Order. An Ulster loyalist is most commonly a [[Unionism in Ireland|unionist]] who strongly favours the political union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, although some may also support an [[Ulster nationalism|independent Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Northern Ireland Loyalist Paramilitaries (U.K., extremists)|url=http://www.cfr.org/terrorist-organizations/northern-ireland-loyalist-paramilitaries-uk-extremists/p9274|work=Council on Foreign Relations|publisher=Council on Foreign Relations|accessdate=23 May 2012|author=Staff|year=2011}}</ref> In recent times, the term has been used to refer to several loyalist paramilitary groups, such as the [[Ulster Defence Association]] (UDA), [[Ulster Volunteer Force]] (UVF), [[Red Hand Commando]] (RHC) and the [[Loyalist Volunteer Force]] (LVF).
Although Irish loyalist paramilitaries have claimed to speak on behalf of their communities and unionists in general, their electoral support is minimal and exclusively based in the urban working class. The [[Progressive Unionist Party]], a pro-[[Good Friday Agreement|Belfast Agreement]] loyalist party, won seats in the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] in 1998, 2003 and 2007, but lost them in 2011.
=== Republic of Ireland ===
Loyalism in the post-partition [[Republic of Ireland]] has declined since independence.<ref name="ClearyConnolly2005">{{cite book|author1=Joseph N. Cleary|author2=Claire Connolly|title=The Cambridge companion to modern Irish culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kt8l_7gAS-gC&pg=PA71|
=== Scotland ===
The Scottish loyalist movement originated during the [[Industrial Revolution]] when a significant number of Ulster Protestants migrated to Scotland from Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Support in Great Britain|url=http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/loy/gb.html#1|work=A Guide to Ulster Loyalism and Unionism Online|publisher=CAIN Web Service|
Coming from a large section of Scottish society Scottish loyalism has become more visible through prominent demonstrations of the beliefs of its members since the establishment of a [[Scottish Parliament]]. Scottish loyalism is visible through participation at Orange parades with supporters from [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.]] and [[Airdrie United F.C.|Airdrie United]].
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.scottishloyalists.com/ Scottish Loyalists]
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