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The Whigs began as a political faction that opposed absolute monarchy and Catholic emancipation, supporting constitutional monarchism and parliamentary government, but also Protestant supremacy. They played a central role in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and were the standing enemies of the Roman Catholic Stuart kings and pretenders .
- Whig Party (British political party)
The Whig Party is a political party in England which is...
- Whig Party (British political party)
Die Whigs waren von den 1680er bis in die 1850er Jahre eine der beiden Parteien des britischen Parlamentarismus. Ihre Gegner waren die konservativen Tories. 1859 schlossen sich die Whigs mit gemäßigten Tories zur Liberal Party zusammen. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Geschichte. 2 Bekannte Whigs. 3 Belletristik. 4 Literatur. 5 Weblinks. 6 Einzelnachweise.
After the Glorious Revolution of 1688–1689, Whiggism dominated English and British politics until about 1760, after which the Whigs splintered into different factions. After 1760, the Whigs still included about half of the leading families in England and Scotland, as well as most merchants, dissenters, and the middle classes .
26. Apr. 2024 · Whig and Tory, members of two opposing political parties or factions in England, particularly during the 18th century. Originally “Whig” and “Tory” were terms of abuse introduced in 1679 during the heated struggle over the bill to exclude James, duke of York (afterward James II ), from the succession.
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19. Apr. 2024 · Whig Party, in U.S. history, major political party active from 1834 to 1854 that espoused a program of national development but foundered on the rising tide of sectional antagonism. They borrowed the name Whig from the British party opposed to royal prerogatives.
History. Original Country Party. The original Country Party was a faction which opposed absolute monarchism and favoured exclusionism . In the late 1670s, the term "whiggamor", shortened to "Whig", started being applied to the party – first as a pejorative term, then adopted and taken up by the party itself.
