What is recorded here
The public map records this plaque for Henry Marten. Its recorded inscription reads: IN THIS HOUSE WAS BORN Col. HENRY MARTEN GENTLEMAN COMMONER OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, OXFORD MP FOR BERKSHIRE REPUBLICAN AND WIT. 1602-1680
Henry Marten was an English politician and regicide who served as a Member of Parliament for Berkshire; he is remembered for his role in the trial and execution of King Charles I during the English Civil War.
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