Whiggism

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Whiggism is a historical British political ideology that championed constitutional monarchy, parliamentary supremacy, and civil liberties, forming the foundation of the Whig party and later liberal thought in the United Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British political tradition
historical ideology
political ideology
associatedWith British Liberalism
Liberal Party (UK)
Whig Party
corePrinciple civil liberties
constitutional monarchy
limited government
opposition to absolute monarchy
parliamentary supremacy
protection of property rights
religious toleration
rule of law
countryOfOrigin Great Britain
Kingdom of England
declinedAsDistinctTraditionBy late 19th century
developedInContextOf Glorious Revolution
hasNotableProponent Charles James Fox
Edmund Burke
John Locke
Lord John Russell
Thomas Babington Macaulay
historicalPeriod 17th century
18th century
19th century
influenced American Whig Party
linked to: Whig Party

British liberalism
United States constitutional thought
classical liberalism
liberal constitutionalism
intellectualFoundation natural rights theory
social contract theory
opposedTo Toryism
absolutism
divine right of kings
originatedInContextOf English Civil War
Exclusion Crisis
relatedConcept Reform Acts in the United Kingdom
linked to: Reform Acts

Whig interpretation of history
parliamentary reform
supportsConcept constitutional checks and balances
religious dissenters' rights
representative government
separation of powers
supportsInstitution House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Parliament of Great Britain
viewOfHistory progressive view of history
teleological view of constitutional development

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Edward Vernon politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: Whiggism
Irish Whig politicalAlignment Whig tradition
linked to: Whiggism
Irish Whig influencedBy British Whig ideology
linked to: Whiggism
Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: Whiggism
Thomas Tickell politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: Whiggism
Brooks's politicalAlignment Whig
subject linked to: Brooks's (gentlemen's club)
linked to: Whiggism
Chiswick House associatedWith Whig aristocracy
linked to: Whiggism
Burton Pynsent, Somerset politicalAssociation British Whig politics
linked to: Whiggism
Dukes of Grafton family traditionalPoliticalAlignment Whig
linked to: Whiggism
Dukes of Richmond politicalInfluence Whig politics (historically)
linked to: Whiggism
Temple family politicalInfluence Whig politics
linked to: Whiggism
Charles Wills movement Whiggism
Zachary Macaulay politicalAlignment British Whig tradition
linked to: Whiggism
Anne Grenville, Baroness Grenville associatedWith Whig politics
linked to: Whiggism
Richard Grenville politicalAlignment British Whig tradition
linked to: Whiggism
Thomas Whately politicalAlignment British Whig tradition
linked to: Whiggism
Rockingham Whigs ideology Whiggism
Edinburgh Review circle ideology Whig
linked to: Whiggism
Gilbert Burnet movement Whiggism
Whig Junto ideology Whig ideology
linked to: Whiggism
Churchill-Godolphin political alliance usedPatronageNetwork Whig aristocracy
linked to: Whiggism
Grafton family politicalInfluence Whig politics (18th century)
linked to: Whiggism
Wentworth-Fitzwilliam family influenced Whig politics
linked to: Whiggism
Richard Fitzpatrick hasInfluenced Whig political culture
linked to: Whiggism
Earl of Buckinghamshire traditionalPoliticalInfluence Whig politics
linked to: Whiggism
John Somers ideology Whiggism
Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham movement Whiggism
subject linked to: Thomas
Sir John Trenchard ideology Whiggism
Court–Country debate influenced Whig political theory
linked to: Whiggism