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  Abhorrers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abhorrers, the name given in 1679 to the persons who expressed their abhorrence at the action of those who had signed petitions urging King Charles II of England to assemble Parliament.
He was then deluged with petitions urging him to call it together, and this agitation was opposed by Sir George Jeffreys and Francis Wythens, who presented addresses expressing abhorrence of the Petitioners, and thus initiated the movement of the abhorrers, who supported the action of the king.
It is said that the terms Whig and Tory were first applied to English political parties in consequence of this dispute.
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 ABHORRERS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
ABHORRERS, the name given in 1679 to the persons who expressed their abhorrence at the action of those who had signed petitions urging King Charles II.
Feel ing against Roman Catholics, and especially against James, duke of York, was running strongly; the Exclusion Bill had been passed by the House of Commons, and the popularity of James, duke of Monmouth, was very great.
He was then deluged with petitions urging him to call it together, and this agitation was opposed by Sir George Jeffreys (q.v.) and Francis Wythens, who presented addresses expressing ``abhorrence'' of the ``Petitioners,'' and thus initiated the movement of the abhorrers, who supported the action of the king.
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 Abhorrers -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Abhorrers, the name given in 1679 to the persons who expressed their abhorrence at the action of those who had signed petitions urging King (Click link for more info and facts about Charles II of England) Charles II of England to assemble (A legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Great Britain)) Parliament.
"The frolic went all over (A division of the United Kingdom) England," says (Click link for more info and facts about Roger North) Roger North; and the addresses of the Abhorrers which reached the king from all parts of the country formed a counterblast to those of the (One praying humbly for something) Petitioners.
It is said that the terms (A member of the Whig Party in the United States in pre-Civil-War times) Whig and (An American who favored the British side during the American Revolution) Tory were first applied to English political parties in consequence of this dispute.
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 ABHORRERS - Online Information article about ABHORRERS
ABHORRERS, the name given in 1679 to the persons who expressed their abhorrence at the See also:
movement of the abhorrers, who supported the action of the king.
North; and the addresses of the Abhorrers which reached the king from all parts of the See also:
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The parliament was alarmed and shut off all Roman-Catholics from all public office positions.
Those opposing the parliament were called Abhorrers, and those who were for the Parliament were called the Petitioners.
Soon the Petitioners were called Whigs and the Abhorrers became known as the Tories.
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 History of England from the Accession of James II, vol 1, The   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In that year our tongue was enriched with two words, Mob and Sham, remarkable memorials of a season of tumult and imposture.21 Opponents of the court were called Birminghams, Petitioners, and Exclusionists.
Those who took the King's side were Antibirminghams, Abhorrers, and Tantivies.
These appellations soon become obsolete: but at this time were first heard two nicknames which, though originally given in insult, were soon assumed with pride, which are still in daily use, which have spread as widely as the English race, and which will last as long as the English literature.
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 ABHORRERS - Encyclopedia Britannica - ABHORRERS - JCSM's Study Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
ABHORRERS - Encyclopedia Britannica - ABHORRERS - JCSM's Study Center
ABHORRERS, the name given in 1679 to the persons who expressed their abhorrence at the action of those who had signed -petitions urging King Charles II.
of the abhorrers, who supported the action of the king.
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 Tehelka - The People's Paper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Rowling deserves every accolade and morsel of envy her success inspires.
She converted a generation of book abhorrers into one for whom the written word is the axis of existence.
In a world where there is a worrying demarcation between what children and adults may enjoy, Rowling nurtures a universe where the twain can, and eagerly does meet.
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 Find in a Library: A letter from a person of quality to his friend, about abhorrers and addressors
Find in a Library: A letter from a person of quality to his friend, about abhorrers and addressors
A letter from a person of quality to his friend, about abhorrers and addressors
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 God's Elect Zombies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Then came his pack those zealous, jealous disdainers of Sabbath unkeepers.
The pack abhorrers of lives juiced with pork.
The pack travelling first class round the world and staying in the finest hotels, in the name of Jesus Christ ("Members may close their letters 'In Christian Love', but never 'In Jesus' Name'" which only the pack is worthy of.)
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 Definition of abhor - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Etymology: Middle English abhorren, from Latin abhorrEre, from ab- + horrEre to shudder -- more at
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 Leigh Hunt. ‘The Town’ III
They went along like a wave; and it was wonderful to see how the crowd made way: I suppose the good people were willing to give obedience to lawful authority.
“The next pageant was a parcel of Jesuits; and after that (for there was always a decent space between them) came another, with some ordinary persons with halters, as I took it, about their necks; and one with a stenterophonic tube, sounded ‘Abhorrers!
The description concludes with a brief mention of burning the effigies, which, on these occasions, appear to have been of pasteboard.
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