Whig interpretation of history

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historiographical concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Whig_history
gptkbp:associatedWith British historians
gptkbp:coinedBy gptkb:Herbert_Butterfield
gptkbp:contrastsWith Marxist historiography
revisionist history
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Herbert_Butterfield
presentism
teleology
gptkbp:emphasizes the development of parliamentary democracy
the expansion of civil rights
the triumph of constitutional monarchy
gptkbp:example teleological history
gptkbp:focusesOn gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
progress
parliamentary government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whig interpretation of history
gptkbp:influencedBy Whig political ideology
gptkbp:popularFor 19th century Britain
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:The_Whig_Interpretation_of_History_(book)
gptkbp:viewsHistoryAs inevitable progress toward enlightenment and democracy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thomas_Babington_Macaulay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4