British loyalism
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- Subclass of
- political ideology
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- British Empire
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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16 sectionsContents
- Historical loyalism
- 18th century
- North America
- Loyalist migrants
- Ireland
- 19th century
- Australia
- England and Wales
- Modern loyalism
- Northern Ireland
- Republic of Ireland
- Scotland
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
250px|right|thumb|Loyalists support the United Kingdom or the The Crown|British crown.
Loyalism, in the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and its 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 historical loyalty to the British Crown, notably with the loyalist opponents of the American Revolution, and United Empire Loyalists who moved to the remaining colonies of British North America after the revolution.
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