Whig Party (UK)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Glorious_Revolution
gptkb:American_Revolution
free trade
religious tolerance
civil liberties
Parliamentary reform
gptkbp:color gptkb:yellow
gptkbp:dissolved 1850s
gptkbp:founded 1680
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
gptkbp:historical_significance first political party in the UK
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whig Party (UK)
gptkbp:influence Liberalism in the UK
British constitutional development
political thought in the 19th century
gptkbp:key_event gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkb:Liberal_split_of_1886
gptkb:Reform_Act_1832
gptkb:Irish_Home_Rule_movement
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918
gptkb:Education_Act_1870
gptkb:Chartist_movement
gptkb:Trade_Union_Act_1871
gptkb:feminism
gptkb:Great_Reform_Act
Formation of the Liberal Party
Devolution in the UK
Brexit referendum impact on UK politics
Coalition government with Conservatives 2010-2015
European Union membership debate
Liberal Democrats formation
Liberal Party decline in the 20th century
Liberal Party revival in the 21st century
Liberal Unionist Party formation
Social liberalism emergence in the UK
Whig– Tory rivalry
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:William_Ewart_Gladstone
gptkb:Lord_John_Russell
gptkb:Charles_James_Fox
gptkb:Henry_Petty-Fitzmaurice,_3rd_Marquess_of_Lansdowne
gptkb:Thomas_Babington_Macaulay
gptkbp:opponent gptkb:Tory_Party
gptkbp:political_ideology liberalism
gptkbp:political_position center-left
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Scottish_Whigs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6