- The
Tories were a
loosely organised political faction and
later a
political party, in the
Parliaments of England, Scotland, Ireland,
Great Britain and...
-
public opinion strongly supported her.
After four
decades of rule by
Pittites and
Tories the
first breakthrough in
reform came in the
removal by a Tory...
-
seats needed for a
majority Periwinkle represents Government supporters (
Pittites),
light orange Opposition supporters (Foxites, Northites), cyan and mauve...
- 259 years ago (1765)
Dissolved 1784; 240 years ago (1784) Preceded by
Pittites Merged into
Portlandites Headquarters Northamptonshire Ideology Conservatism...
-
Exchequer First Lord of the
Treasury Leader of the
House of
Commons Tory (
Pittite) Pitt I 1790 1796
Henry Addington MP for
Devizes (1757–1844) 17
March 1801...
- 1780s. They were
known as "Independent Whigs", "Friends of Mr Pitt", or "
Pittites" and
never used
terms such as "Tory" or "Conservative". From
about 1812...
-
seats needed for a
majority Composition of the
House of
Commons after the
election Tory/
Pittite: 424
seats Whig/Foxite: 95
seats Other: 39 seats...
- Grenville, PC, PC (Ire), FRS (25
October 1759 – 12
January 1834) was a
British Pittite Tory
politician who was
Prime Minister of the
United Kingdom from 1806...
- Whig
Prime Minister of a Tory ministry.
After Pitt's
death the
younger Pittites increasingly began calling themselves the Tory Party,
whether they had...
- also
tried to
strengthen the government, but was
unable to
persuade the
Pittites to join him
either as a body or by
detaching some
leading figures. The...
