What is recorded here
The public map records this plaque for John Hampden. Its recorded inscription reads: To honour the life and achievements of John Hampden of Great Hampden in Buckinghamshire, born 1594 – died of wounds 1643. Seven times a Member of Parliament in the reigns of James I and Charles I.
John Hampden was an English politician who opposed the absolutist policies of King Charles I, becoming a leading figure in the English Parliament's struggle against the monarchy; his resistance symbolized the fight for constitutional liberties and helped precipitate the English Civil War.
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