Junto
Junto was the name given to the Whig allies in the later part of William III's reign and that of Anne. They were particularly strong in the Lords, where the leaders included Somers, Halifax, Orford, Sunderland, and Wharton. Their luck improved when George I succeeded in August 1714.
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