How did a modest gentleman from South Buckinghamshire shape ideas about Government which changed Britain and resonated across the world?
This talk explores the actions and impact of local historical celebrity John Hampden, whose statue is soon to be moved to a more prominent position in Market Square. It will include his early career as MP for Wendover in the 1620s, part of which was spent in prison. He organised many Great Kimble parishioners to join him in refusing to pay the Ship Money Tax in 1635. The fame of his subsequent trial is discussed, along with the support of the people of South Bucks when he was accused of treason. The talk also covers his significant role as a Commander in the early stages of the Civil War, when Aylesbury was an important Parliamentary garrison. John Hampden’s association with the principle of “no taxation without representation” established his popularity well beyond England in later centuries.
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