Tory

The Tory party is another name for the modern UK Conservative party.

History

(there's more to "Tory" than just another name for the Conservatives, but someone more knowledgable than I willl have to do this)

The term originates from the Exclusion Bill crisis of 1678-81 - the Whigs (initially a insult - whiggamor (cattle driver)) were those who supported the exclusion of James II from the throne and the Tories were those who opposed it.

By the late eighteenth century the Tories were defined as believing in the divine right of Kings to rule. Whigs believed that the King was there by the goodwill of the powerful families and so could only continue at their approval.

Generally, Tories were associated with landed wealth, Jacobite sympathies, the Church of England. Whigs were more associated with trade, money, expansion and tolerance. Both were still committed to the political system in place at that time. Neither group could be considered a true political party.

should this carry on with Walpoe, Pelham, Pitt, Fox etc. to the rise of the liberal party in this article?