Talk and Tea Event

“John Hampden, the Patriot”

by
Dr Beth Rogers, Chair of Trustees of the John Hampden Society

Saturday, 20th April, 2:30pm at St Peter & St Paul Parish Church

Entry is £10 at the door or at Samways on Station Approach, Great Missenden

A delicious Afternoon Tea, Raffle and sales of Homemade Marmalades, Jams and Chutneys will follow the talk.


We do hope that you will be able to join us for this enjoyable afternoon event!

All proceeds will greatly help our fundraising for urgent repairs of up to £1million to our historic Parish Church.

John Hampden was one of the leading architects of the resistance to Charles I’s arbitrary rule during the years leading up to the outbreak of the English Civil War. He came from an ancient Buckinghamshire family with a long tradition of service to the Crown, but he became known as ‘Patriae Pater – The Father of the People’ when he stood out against the imposition of the Ship Money imposed by King Charles1. 
 
After his death Hampden’s integrity and bravery were long remembered and celebrated. Much of what he had fought for was enshrined in the British Constitution as the Bill of Rights of 1689. His political legacy can therefore be found in the constitutions of many of the world’s leading democracies including the USA and much of the Commonwealth.

His legacy is extensive in Buckinghamshire including the statue in Aylesbury Market (and one in the House of Commons), the Ship Money monument and several schools and roads named after him.