Whig history
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whig-history-180-12323123
title:
Whig history
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Whig history is an approach to historiography that presents history as a journey from an oppressive and benighted past to a "glorious present". The present described is generally one with modern forms of liberal democracy and constitutional monarchy: it was originally a term for the metanarratives praising Britain's adoption of constitutional monarchy and the historical development of the Westminster system. The term has also been applied widely in historical disciplines outside of British histo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Approach to historiography
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whig_history
date created:
2003-08-14T14:27:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T14:54:05Z
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