John Hampden
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John Hampden was a prominent 17th-century English parliamentarian and leading opponent of King Charles I’s taxation policies, whose resistance helped catalyze the events leading to the English Civil War.
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| instanceOf |
English politician
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Member of Parliament → opponent of absolute monarchy → parliamentarian → person → |
| activeYears |
1621-1643
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| birthDate |
1595-06-24
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| birthPlace |
London
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| causeOfDeath |
wounds received in battle
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| child |
Ruth Hampden
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| commemoratedBy |
statue in Aylesbury
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statue in St Stephen’s Hall, Palace of Westminster → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of England
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| deathDate |
1643-06-24
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| educatedAt |
Inner Temple
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Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED → |
| era |
Stuart period
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| ethnicGroup |
English
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| familyName |
Hampden
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| fullName |
John Hampden
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| givenName |
John
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| hasOccupation |
landowner
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politician → |
| hasRelative |
John Hampden (the younger)
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| influenced |
English parliamentary cause
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development of constitutional government in England → |
| knownFor |
Leading figure in resistance to royal taxation
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Opposition to King Charles I’s ship money tax → Role in events leading to the English Civil War → |
| mannerOfDeath |
killed in action
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| memberOf |
English gentry
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Parliament of England → |
| militaryRank |
colonel
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| notableWork |
Resistance to ship money
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| opposedBy |
Charles I of England
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| opposes |
arbitrary taxation
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ship money → |
| participantIn |
Battle of Chalgrove Field
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English Civil War → |
| politicalAlignment |
Parliamentarian
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| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire
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Member of Parliament for Wendover → |
| religion |
Protestantism
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Puritanism → |
| residence |
Great Hampden, Buckinghamshire
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Hampden House → |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Simeon
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Referenced by (5)
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Hampden County, Massachusetts
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Hampden, Maine → |
namedAfter |
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John Hampden
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fullName |
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John Hampden
("John Hampden (the younger)")
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hasRelative |
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Short Parliament
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