ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHIG
Probably shortened from whiggamore, one of a group of 17th-century Scottish rebels who joined in an attack on Edinburgh known as the whiggamore raid; probably from Scottish whig to drive (of obscure origin) + more, mer, maire horse, mare1.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHIG»
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Whig in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Whig and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Rise and Fall of the American
Whig Party: Jacksonian ...
Holt gives readers the only comprehensive history of the Whigs ever written--a monumental history covering in rich detail the American political landscape from the Age of Jackson to impending disunion. 47 illustrations.
2
The
Whig Interpretation of History
The value of history, however, as Professor Butterfield shows, lies in the richness of its recovery of the concrete life of the past. The true historian studies the past for its own sake.
Herbert Butterfield, 1965
3
The
Whig World: 1760-1837
The Whig World is a portrait, of which politics forms only a small part, of an extraordinary group of men and women whose power, taste and intellect dominated the centre of what had become the greatest power in the world.
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An Imaginative
Whig: Reassessing the Life and Thought of ...
"Explores the significance of Edmund Burke's eighteenth-century writings on multiculturalism, the impact of postmodern and relativist methodologies, the boundaries of church-state relationships, and religious tolerance by emphasizing his ...
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Whig Almanac, and Politicians' Register
ELECTION RETURN8, BY 8TATE8, CONGRE88lONAL Dl8TRlCT8, AND
COUNTlE8. ELECT1nX HU't'llN8, 51 NEW Y9RE. /e,_„. ,osl T»eae»s's. 1848 —.
Co's NEW HAMP8HIRE. Govmmor— 1661e 1846— Psisii11m1— 1844. 8sw'r.
Din'r.
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Subverting Scotland's Past: Scottish
Whig Historians and the ...
This book examines how the intellectual developments of the Scottish Enlightenment undermined Scotland's sense of nationalism.
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Whig's Progress: Tom Wharton Between Revolutions
WHEN SAMUEL JOHNSON TOLD JAMES BOSWELL THAT THE FIRST Whig
was the devil, he tacitly relegated Anthony Ashley Cooper, earl of Shaftesbury, to
the position of second Whig and demoted Tom Wharton, Shaftesbury 's young ...
8
Defoe and the
Whig Novel: A Reading of the Major Fiction
This critical study challenges some widely accepted views of Defoe's fiction.
9
The
Whig Party, 1807-1812
First Published in 1965. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
10
American Review : a
Whig Journal of Politics, Literature, ...
The serious alarm for the national welfare, swallowing up, as it were, all inferior
regrets of party defeat and personal chagrin, with which the great Whig Party
throughout the whole Union look back upon the result of the Presidential Election
, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHIG»
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Whig is used in the context of the following news items.
Deceased homicide suspect had history of crime
The Whig-Standard has learned Craig VanAlstyne, former boyfriend of Babcock, was the suspect who succumbed to his self-inflicted gunshot wounds at ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jun 15»
Charges pending after crash on Battersea Road
... intersection of Battersea and Kingston Mills roads in Kingston, Ont. on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Elliot Ferguson/Kingston Whig-Standard/Postmedia Network ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jun 15»
Two Hwy. 401 interchanges to be rebuilt
By Elliot Ferguson, Kingston Whig-Standard. Monday, June 1, 2015 5:29:08 EDT PM. Traffic crosses the Hwy. 15 bridge over Hwy. 401 in Kingston. «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jun 15»
Woman charged with mischief
Woman charged with mischief 0. By Steph Crosier, Kingston Whig-Standard. Friday, May 22, 2015 5:33:05 EDT PM. Fotolia ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, May 15»
Election 2015 smaller parties: The Whig Party
The original Whig party, which had 16 prime ministers, folded 150 years ago. But the modern party has four candidates standing in the 2015 general election. «BBC News, Apr 15»
Changes made to Whig website
Monitoring and maintaining the comments was a cumbersome process, with little value to readers who visit the Whig-Standard's site. We are proponents of ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Apr 15»
Parents protest sex-ed curriculum
By Steph Crosier, Kingston Whig-Standard. Monday, April 27, 2015 8:02:43 EDT PM. Parents and families gather in front of Kingston City Hall on Saturday ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Apr 15»
Public school student found with weapon
Napanee's Southview Public School, where last month a student was found with a weapon and arrested by Napanee OPP. (Steph Crosier/The Whig-Standard) ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Apr 15»
John Howard Society prepares for the future
By Steph Crosier, Kingston Whig-Standard. Sunday, April 5, 2015 5:39:25 EDT PM. Tyler Fainstat, executive director of the John Howard Society of Kingston. «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Apr 15»
Mayor's hope for bridge gains support
Four Kingston city councillors who spoke with the Whig-Standard are generally in ... Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson told the Whig on Wednesday that one of his ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Mar 15»
