British Whig Party

The Whigs are often described as one of two political parties in Great Britain from the late 17th to the mid 19th centuries. It is more accurate to describe the original two ideas as loose groupings, or more precisely, tendencies. While the Whigs' origins lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolutism, neither group could be considered a true political party in the modern sense.

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1680 Whigs organize pope-burning processions in London

1698 Whigs sponsor Captain Kidd of New York as a privateer against French shipping

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The Whigs are often described as one of two political parties in Great Britain from the late 17th to the mid 19th centuries. It is more accurate to describe the original two ideas as loose groupings, or more precisely, tendencies. While the Whigs' origins lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolutism, neither group could be considered a true political party in the modern sense.