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John Harris (1703–1768) Jacob Astley, 16th Baron Hastings. Sir William Hayter, 1st Baronet. Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet. Sir Robert Heron, 2nd Baronet. Charles Hindley (politician) Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk. James Howard (Whig politician) Philip Howard (1669–1711)
Whigs. The Whigs were a political party in the parliaments of England, Scotland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. The Whigs' start was in constitutional monarchism and disagreement with absolute monarchy. Between the 1680s and 1850s, they tried to win power over their rivals, the Tories. The British prime minister was usually from one of ...
Removed the following line from the description of the Whig Party: (now the Liberal Democrats) . Liberal Democrats have nothing to do with the Whig Party. I think the term "whig" actually originates in the English Civil War period of the 1640s-50s, when it was used to refer to a radical faction of the Scottish Covenanters who called themselves the "Kirk party".
Rockingham Whigs. The Rockingham Whigs (or Rockinghamites) in 18th-century British politics were a faction of the Whigs led by Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, from about 1762 until his death in 1782. The Rockingham Whigs briefly held power from 1765 to 1766 and again in 1782, and otherwise were usually in opposition to the ...
Media in category "Whigs (British political party)" The following 25 files are in this category, out of 25 total. 1783 art - A block for the wigs - or, the new state whirligig LCCN00652674 (cropped).jpg 3,713 × 2,739; 1.58 MB. A block for the wigs - or, the new state whirligig LCCN00652674.jpg 4,687 × 3,797; 2.17 MB.
The political parties contained in this module are split into alphabetised lists based on the first character of the name (for example, "Labour Party (UK)" would be under /L ). The /1 subpage is for any party that does not start with the western letters A-Z (including numbers and accented characters). Within each data submodule are two local ...
The Whigs were a political faction and then a political party in the parliaments of England, Scotland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Between the 1680s and 1850s, they contested power with their rivals, the Tories. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute monarchy. The Whigs played a central role in ...
