So, the parties come about DURING the succesion/exile issues that kicked James VIII out and brought in William and Mary!!

I wonder why they sided the way they did decades years later in the American war (to use a term told to me by a Brit historian once)?

In the US, the Whigs are portrayed as the heros, while the Tories are thee bad guys. In light of the histoical events, I've known that was VAST simplification. Usually, Americans also claim Jacobite sympathies and Pro-Revolution (taking a general anti-Hanovarian line of thinking), yet these two were usually on opposite side in the conflicts, which intrigues me. How did the parties reverse in opposition/support for the Hanovaians in the 30 years between 1746 (The end of the Jacobite war) and 1775 (the outbreak of American one)?




I approach the corner.
Panache, Southern Breeze, and Kilted look nervous and plan a gang revolt.

I approach


And brake out laughing:

Whigs are hats with fake hair!
Tories are decorative pom poms on top of hats!

Ever heard of Tori Whig, I hear she's really sexy! :rolleyes: