John Vanbrugh was affiliated with which political group?
Whig
Democrats
Tories
Green Party
Answer
John Vanbrugh was a Whig, a member of the political faction that was in favor of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the subsequent Protestant monarchy. The Whigs were opposed to the Tories, who were in favor of the Stuart monarchy and Catholicism. Vanbrugh's Whig sympathies are evident in his plays, which often feature Whig characters and themes.
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