Whig-partiet
for det historiske amerikanske parti, se Whigpartiet (USA).
Whig-partiet var et tidligt britisk politisk parti fra ca. 1680. Whig-partiet forsvarede parlamentets rettigheder og religiøs tolerance. Dets hovedmodstander var Tory-partiet, og den britiske premierminister kom som regel fra de to partier.
I det 19. århundrede gik Whig-partiet i opløsning, og det liberale parti opstod.
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A map of the United Kingdom, overlaid with the UK flag.
A Block for the Wigs—or, the new State Whirligig
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SUMMARY: Cartoon shows a carousel on which sit government ministers Charles Fox, Lord North, Edmund Burke and Admiral Keppel. Beam in the center of the carousel platform is a pillar topped by a bust of King George III, a wig and Union Jack suspended over the bust. In the background two robbers lower a large bundle from the window of a building. An inscription above the cartoon reads "Poor John Bull's house plunder'd at noon day."
MEDIUM: 1 print : etching.
CREATED/PUBLISHED: [London] : W. Humphrey, 1783 May 5th.
Puns include wig for Whig and block for the device for beheading, the head-shaped device for forming wigs, and blockhead as in stupid person. Burke is dressed as a Jesuit, is reading from Sublime and Beautiful, and has a skeleton for a leg.
Forfatter/Opretter: unknown, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0