The excellent quarterly Conservative journal (do subscribe, there is a cheaper digital version) " The Salisbury Review" named after this fine gent. The late much lamented Sir Roger Scruton a founding member. Full of excellent article.
A thoughtful article. I notice a peculiar omission: religion. AJP Taylor wrote that 'the only question on which he (Salisbury) felt strongly was the Established Church.' He was not lukewarm on religion. That marks him off radically from the Tory leaders, or Labour, for that matter, of our time. The C of E of course today has changed beyond recognition from the Victorian Church. I feel that just emphasises the fundamental remoteness of the outlook of men like Salisbury to our time.
You are right to bring up Salisbury’s personal religion as something fundamental to his worldview. I omitted it from this article as I aimed for brevity (may have failed) and ultimately I wanted to focus on his actions on the world stage. Many have already written heaps on Salisbury and I can’t recommend Andrew Roberts’ tome ‘Victorian Titan’ enough to those that want a fuller understanding of the man.
The excellent quarterly Conservative journal (do subscribe, there is a cheaper digital version) " The Salisbury Review" named after this fine gent. The late much lamented Sir Roger Scruton a founding member. Full of excellent article.
A thoughtful article. I notice a peculiar omission: religion. AJP Taylor wrote that 'the only question on which he (Salisbury) felt strongly was the Established Church.' He was not lukewarm on religion. That marks him off radically from the Tory leaders, or Labour, for that matter, of our time. The C of E of course today has changed beyond recognition from the Victorian Church. I feel that just emphasises the fundamental remoteness of the outlook of men like Salisbury to our time.
You are right to bring up Salisbury’s personal religion as something fundamental to his worldview. I omitted it from this article as I aimed for brevity (may have failed) and ultimately I wanted to focus on his actions on the world stage. Many have already written heaps on Salisbury and I can’t recommend Andrew Roberts’ tome ‘Victorian Titan’ enough to those that want a fuller understanding of the man.