Johanna Araujo
Parliament was split between Whigs and Torries. The Whigs represented the merchant class and after the Industial Revolution, they would encourage economic expansion. Whigs pushed the exclusion crisis that tried to make Charles II's illegitimate son the future heir of England, and would exclude James from the crown. The Torries represented the land holding aristocracy. They rejected the Whigs' exclusion law and wanted James as king.
In 1681, Charles II dissolves Parliament and locks up Whig leaders and they are later executed.
See lecture notes of Tuesday, February 19. Theme: The Nation
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