Whig history

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historiographical concept
gptkbp:associatedWith British historians
gptkbp:coinedBy gptkb:Herbert_Butterfield
gptkbp:contrastsWith historicism
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Herbert_Butterfield
presentism
teleology
gptkbp:describes interpretation of history as a progression towards ever greater liberty and enlightenment
gptkbp:example Anglocentric historiography
gptkbp:focusesOn progress
liberal democracy
constitutional government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whig history
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Whig_Party_(UK)
gptkbp:popularizedBy 20th century
gptkbp:relatedTo liberalism
progressivism
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:The_Whig_Interpretation_of_History_(book)
gptkbp:usedIn history of science
British history writing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Whig_interpretation_of_history
gptkb:History_of_Science
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5