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Is it possible to speak of political parties in the period c1789 to c1830 and, if it is, how different were the Tories from the Whigs?
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Is it possible to speak of political parties in the period c1789 to c1830 and, if it is, how different were the Tories from the Whigs? It is possible to speak of political parties in the period 1789 to 1830. Indeed political parties existed before 1789 but were further established at the beginning of this period when they became divided over certain issues; the monarchy, the war, taxation. The differences between the two parties became clearer as this period goes on. Political parties i.e. Tories and Whigs existed from the 1670s when they were used to describe the views of those for and against the exclusion of Charles II's catholic brother James II, from legitimate succession to the throne1. The Whigs stressed the institution of parliament as a necessary brake on royal power; the Tories implied a defence of the established institutions and in particular, those of the monarchy. The...
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