Political Compass: 'Rage of Party'/Queen Anne edition

In the late 17th and early 18th century - especially in the reigns of William III and Anne - Britain was convulsed with political conflict. Tories against Whigs, stout independent country members against wicked courtly rakes, Dissenters versus Churchmen, Jacobites versus those loyal to the Hanoverian succession - it was a wild time!

Have you ever wondered how you would have fitted into this great age of political dispute, polemical writing and intrigue? Are you a bigoted High Church Tory? A sly courtly Junto Whig? A stout country backwoodsman? Or are you an extremist who espouses either Jacobite loyalism and absolutism, or radical Deist republicanism? Find out in 'Political Compass: Rage of Party/Queen Anne' edition!

Created by: Capel Lofft

Should Parliament legislate for a Protestant succession?
- Yes, definitely, 100%
- Never, restore the Stuarts!
- Yeah, I suppose...
- Yes, there's no gain for me in supporting a ridiculous lost cause
- If we have to have a monarch at all, suppose so...
Should the practice of Occasional Conformity be banned?
- Yes, 100% - damn those tricksy Dissenters!
- Yes...but it's not a priority
- Yes - but I'll probably be too busy hunting to vote for it
- Never! Religious liberty forever!
- No, government management reasons make it a bad idea
- No, we need Dissenter votes!
- No, because I'll do anything to annoy the Church
- As a Papist, I hardly care, but I suppose so
Do we need a Place Bill to root out all of these corrupt hangers-on and lower taxation?
- Yes - immediately!
- No - nice idea, but let's be realistic!
- Never! How would we continue governing?
'The Church is in Danger'. Do you agree?
- Yes! We must defend it with all our might!
- Yes. Good!
- A bit - we'll do something about it at some point, I promise
- Yes - but that is nothing that putting it back under the control of Rome wouldn't fix
- No, it's fine, stop fear-mongering.
Should Parliament pursue a naval strategy instead of a land war against France?
- Yes, absolutely, it'll save money and be more effective
- Never! Land war until the death!
- Yes, although I'd prefer to pay for neither
- No, although I'm not so keen on paying for a land war either
- Neither, we shouldn't be fighting France at all!
- Neither, I'm not keen on war against anyone!
Does the Toleration Act go far enough?
- Yes, it's about right - restricts dangerous enthusiasts, protects loyal Protestants
- It goes much too far! Root out the schismatics and Dissenters!
- It goes nowhere near far enough! All-out religious toleration!
- Not quite, in the context of the other restrictions on the rights of Dissenters
- No - because it only extends to Protestant Dissenters and not Papists!
Should we restore the Stuart succession?
- 100% Yes! All Hail the Prince Across the Water and the Gentleman in the Velvet Jacket!
- Never! Papist scum, off our streets!
- Er...hmm....in theory maybe, not sure in practice
- Heart says yes, head says no
- Only if they give up Roman Catholicism and are received into the Church of England
- Don't care, I'd abolish all monarchy
Henry Sacheverell is a hero. Do you agree?
- Yes! Church, King and Sacheverell forever!
- Yes. Ish. Possibly.
- No - he's a dastardly friend to exploded notions of passive obedience and tyranny, prosecute him!
Should we abolish standing armies?
- Ideally yes, but...later...
- Yes! They are always a tool of tyrants!
- Yes! I have to pay for their upkeep!
- No, let's be realistic, we have wars to fight, do you want us to lose?
- Yes, if they're going to be used against France
Is a Union with Scotland desirable?
- Yes, 100%! Not least because it'll be one in the eye for the Tories!
- Yes - on balance, it's right for the country.
- I don't care.
- Never! Scotland will not be dominated by English Whigs and Traitors!
- No! We'll be overwhelmed by Presbyterians and Whigs.

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