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<small>For the U.S party, see [[Whig Party]]</small>
<small>For the U.S party, see [[Whig Party]]</small>
The '''Whigs''' were a party in English politics from the late 1600's to the early 1800's. They were a liberal party who felt that Parliament should have more power then the monarchy. In the 19th century the Whigs became the [[British Liberal Party]].<ref>http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/chap4011.html</ref>
The '''Whigs''' were a party in English politics from the late 1600s to the early 1800s. They were a liberal party who felt that Parliament should have more power then the monarchy. In the 19th century the Whigs became the [[British Liberal Party]].<ref>http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/chap4011.html</ref>
The Whigs were dominant in British Parliament from 1688 to 1760, and again in the 1830s and 1840s. It was the name of a coalition of like-minded leaders of Parliament, and the Whigs were not organized among voters.
The Whigs were dominant in British Parliament from 1688 to 1760, and again in the 1830s and 1840s. It was the name of a coalition of like-minded leaders of Parliament, and the Whigs were not organized among voters.
* L. G. Mitchell. ''Charles James Fox and the Disintegration of the Whig Party, 1782-1794,'' (1971)
* L. G. Mitchell. ''Charles James Fox and the Disintegration of the Whig Party, 1782-1794,'' (1971)
* Loren Dudley Reid; ''Charles James Fox: a Man for the People,'' 1969 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=57023294 online edition]
* Loren Dudley Reid; ''Charles James Fox: a Man for the People,'' 1969 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=57023294 online edition]
* George Otto Trevelyan/ ''The Early History of Charles James Fox'' (1880) [http://books.google.com/books?vid=0iqqthHH051OaNLQB5&id=rJcgAAAAMAAJ&dq=whig+party&as_brr=1 online edition]
* George Otto Trevelyan/ ''The Early History of Charles James Fox'' (1880) [https://books.google.com/books?vid=0iqqthHH051OaNLQB5&id=rJcgAAAAMAAJ&dq=whig+party&as_brr=1 online edition]
* Basil Williams and C. H. Stuart; ''The Whig Supremacy, 1714-1760,'' 1962 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=96743013 online edition]
* Basil Williams and C. H. Stuart; ''The Whig Supremacy, 1714-1760,'' 1962 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=96743013 online edition]
* E. L. Woodward; ''The Age of Reform, 1815-1870,'' 1938 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=18250278 online edition]
* E. L. Woodward; ''The Age of Reform, 1815-1870,'' 1938 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=18250278 online edition]