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Whig history

noun

Etymology

Described by English historian Herbert Butterfield in The Whig Interpretation of History (1931).

Definitions

  1. An approach to historiography that presents history as a journey from an oppressive and…

    An approach to historiography that presents history as a journey from an oppressive and benighted past to a “glorious present”.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA