What was the difference between the Tories and Whigs?
The names continued to be used even as the people and issues changed over time. The Whigs, broadly, supported Parliamentary supremacy and commercial expansion. From the Revolution of 1688, they tarred the Tories with the stain of royal absolutism.
What did the Whigs do?
The Whigs were a political faction and then a political party in the parliaments of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Between the 1680s and 1850s, they contested power with their rivals, the Tories. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute monarchy.
Who were the Tory and Whig ministers?
And many of the ministers including Lord Shaftesbury, William Russell, and Sir Thomas Armstrong were executed for treason. Post the Glorious Revolution of 1688, King William III, appointed Whig as well as Tory ministers in the parliament. It was noticed that the Tory ministers were friendlier and supportive compared to the Whigs.