Abhorrers, the name given in 1679 to the persons who expressed their abhorrence at the action of those who had signed petitions urging King Charles II of England to assemble Parliament. Feeling against Catholics, and especially against James, Duke of York, was running strongly; the Exclusion Bill had been passed by the House of Commons, and the po...
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In English history the Abhorrers was a name given to the court party in 1679-1680, who, on petitions being presented to Charles II praying him to summon parliament, signed counter-petitions expressing abhorrence for those who were thus attempting to encroach on the royal prerogative.
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