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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)
13 de mar. de 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.
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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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This article provides a list of United Kingdom Whig and allied party leaders from 1801 to 1859. During the 19th century, the Whigs , Radicals and Peelites gradually evolved into the Liberal Party .
No.NameConstituency / TitleTook Office—No recognised leader—180111st Baron Grenville11 February 1806—No recognised leader—1807222 November 1830En política, el término whig —del gaélico escocés 'cuatrero' [1] — fue una manera despectiva de referirse a los covenanters presbiterianos que marcharon desde el suroeste de Escocia sobre Edimburgo en 1648 en lo que se conoció como el Whiggamore Raid, usando los términos Whiggamore y Whig como apodos despectivos que designaban al Kirk ...
10 de abr. de 2024 · Quick Reference. The Whigs were one of the two main political parties in Britain between the later 17th and mid‐19th cents. The term, which derived from ‘whiggamore’, the name by which the Scots covenanters had been derogatorily known, was first used by the Tories during the Exclusion crisis to brand the opponents of James, duke of York.