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John Hampden

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English politician (1595-1643)

PoliticiansLived 1594 to 1643 · aged 49
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John Hampden was an English politician from Oxfordshire, who was killed fighting for Parliament in the First English Civil War.

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Sir John Eliot, who died in prison in 1632; Hampden helped him organise the 1628 campaign for the Petition of RightSir John Eliot, who died in prison in 1632; Hampden helped him organise the 1628 campaign for the Petition of RightThe elaborate stern of Sovereign of the Seas, built with ship money between 1634 and 1637; the gilt alone exceeded the cost of a normal warshipThe elaborate stern of Sovereign of the Seas, built with ship money between 1634 and 1637; the gilt alone exceeded the cost of a normal warshipJohn Pym; co-ordinator of the Parliamentary oppositionJohn Pym; co-ordinator of the Parliamentary oppositionCharles attempts to arrest the Five Members, January 1642; a Victorian era re-imaginingCharles attempts to arrest the Five Members, January 1642; a Victorian era re-imaginingMonument to Hampden, near Chalgrove, sculpted by William Scoular, installed in 1843Monument to Hampden, near Chalgrove, sculpted by William Scoular, installed in 1843Statue of Hampden, in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire; he is pointing towards his home in Great HampdenStatue of Hampden, in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire; he is pointing towards his home in Great Hampden

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John Hampden was an English politician from Oxfordshire, who was killed fighting for Parliament in the First English Civil War. An ally of John Pym, and cousin of Oliver Cromwell, he was one of the Five Members whom Charles I of England tried to arrest in January 1642, a significant step in the outbreak of fighting in August. All five are commemorated at the State Opening of Parliament each year.

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Lived 1594 to 1643 · aged 49
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