English Whigs
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The English Whigs were a political faction in late 17th- and 18th-century Britain that championed constitutional monarchy, parliamentary supremacy, and Protestant succession, playing a central role in shaping modern British liberal politics.
Aliases (1)
- Whiggism ×2
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political faction
→
political party → |
| activeInPeriod |
18th century
→
late 17th century → |
| baseOfSupport |
commercial interests
→
landed aristocracy → urban elites → |
| color |
blue
→
|
| country |
Kingdom of England
→
Kingdom of Great Britain → |
| favoredPolicy |
expansion of parliamentary power
→
limitation of royal prerogative → support for commercial and financial interests → |
| historicalSignificance |
central role in development of constitutional monarchy in Britain
→
major influence on modern liberal political thought in Britain → |
| ideology |
Protestant succession
→
classical liberalism → constitutionalism → liberalism → parliamentary supremacy → |
| influenced |
American Whigs
→
British Liberal Party → United States Founding Fathers → modern British liberalism → |
| influencedBy |
Algernon Sidney
→
John Locke → |
| mergedInto |
Liberal Party (UK)
→
|
| notableLeader |
Charles James Fox
→
Lord Rockingham → Lord Shaftesbury → Lord Somers → Robert Walpole → |
| opposedDynasty |
House of Stuart
→
|
| opposedFormOfGovernment |
absolute monarchy
→
|
| opposedIdeology |
absolutism
→
divine right of kings → |
| parliamentaryRole |
government party
→
opposition party → |
| positionOnFrenchRevolution |
divided
→
|
| religiousOrientation |
Protestant
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|
| supportedDocument |
Bill of Rights 1689
→
|
| supportedDynasty |
House of Hanover
→
|
| supportedEvent |
Glorious Revolution
→
|
| supportedFormOfGovernment |
constitutional monarchy
→
|
| supportedPrinciple |
civil liberties
→
limited monarchy → parliamentary sovereignty → religious toleration for Protestants → rule of law → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Rockingham Whig
("Whiggism")
→
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle ("Whiggism") → |
ideology |
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Glorious Revolution
→
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involved |
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Bloodless Revolution
→
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participant |