Whig Junto

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The Whig Junto was a powerful group of late 17th- and early 18th-century English Whig politicians who dominated government and shaped policy under monarchs such as William III and Queen Anne.

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Whig Junto canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Whig faction
political faction
political group
activeIn English politics
country Kingdom of England
dissolvedIn early 18th century
endTime early 18th century
field government
parliamentary politics
hasAlternativeName Junto Whigs
Whig junto ministry
hasEffect consolidation of Whig dominance in early 18th century politics
strengthening of parliamentary government in England
hasMember Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
linked to: 1st Earl of Halifax

Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford
Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
John Somers, 1st Baron Somers
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham
Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton
hasPart Whig leadership in the House of Commons
Whig leadership in the House of Lords
ideology Whig ideology
linked to: Whiggism
influenced English financial policy
English foreign policy
development of the Bank of England
development of the national debt system in England
location London
linked to: London, England
notableWork expansion of public credit system
promotion of Triennial Act policies
support for standing army during War of the Spanish Succession
opposedBy High Church Tories
linked to: High Tories

Tories
partOf Whig Party (England)
linked to: British Whig Party
positionHeld control of English ministry
significantPeriod reign of George I of Great Britain
reign of Queen Anne
reign of William III of England
startTime late 17th century
supported Glorious Revolution settlement
Hanoverian succession
Protestant succession
war against Louis XIV of France
usedLanguage English

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Lord Somers associatedWith Whig Junto
Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham parliamentaryGroup Whig Junto
subject linked to: Richard Temple