What is Tories?
The '''Tories''' were one of the two political parties which existed in Britain from the 17th to the early 19th centuries. They were the opponents of the [[Whigs]], which were for a long time the ruling party. The Tories were first part of the [[Parliament of England]], the [[legislature]] of the [[kingdom of England]]. After the [[Acts of Union 1707]], the Tories were part of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain|United Kingdom]]'s [[Parliament of Great Britain]], and after the [[Act of Union 1800]] they were part of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. The Tories were originally (1678 to about 1770) the supporters of the [[Catholic]] kings (Charles I and II, James I and II), limiting the power of [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]] and supporting freedoms for Catholics.<ref>Feiling, Keith. 1950. ''A history of the Tory party, 1640-1714''. Oxford University Press.</ref> Later, (1780 to 1830) they became the '''New Tory Party''', and were again a successful party able to hold government.<ref>Feiling, Keith. 1938. ''The second Tory party, 1714-1832''. London: Macmillan.</ref> The most famous leaders of the New Tory Party were [[William Pitt the Younger]], and [[Robert Peel]] the [[industry|industrialist]]. [[Benjamin Disraeli]] built the modern [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] out of the remains of the New Tory Party. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Former political parties in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:17th-century establishments in England]] [[Category:19th-century disestablishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Conservative Party (UK)]]