This is a collection of articles, some in Adobe PDF format, on John Hampden, the Civil Wars, and the 17th century in general. They are copyright of the John Hampden Society, but may be downloaded and printed for private study.
| The Death of John Hampden
by Professor John Adair | An article by Hampden's latest biographer into the controversial circumstances surrounding Hampden's death and the exhumation of his presumed body by Lord Nugent in 1828. Professor Adair is President of the John Hampden Society. |
| John Hampden in the Short Parliament
by Dr Paul Hooper | An in-depth look at Hampden's activities during the famous Short Parliament of April/May 1640 by one of the Society's leading historians. |
| The Long Parliament and John Hampden
by Dr Paul Hooper | A much longer successor to Dr Hooper's previous work, split into chapters as follows:
Chapter 1 - Preface and background
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| John Hampden - War Leader? by Jonathan Keen | A scholarly assessment of Hampden's role as a leader both political and military during the period 1641-1643, written as a third-year university dissertation. |
| Critical and Historical Essays No.1 - John Hampden by Thomas Babington Macaulay | A link to Lord Macaulay's article on John Hampden in one of his most important works, hosted on the website of the World Wide School. This also includes Macaulay's essays on John Milton, William Pitt the Elder, Clive of India and Warren Hastings. Some of the information about Hampden has been proved to be inaccurate, but the four-part article remains a fascinating read. |
| Shared Memory: John Hampden, New World and Old by Dr Maija Jansson | Published in the December 2008 issue of The Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, this meticulously-researched article looks at the way in which Macaulay shaped the myths we associate with Hampden, and how the Patriot's memory inspired the American colonists.
Dr Jansson is Director Emerita of the Yale Center for Parliamentary History, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Vice-President of the John Hampden Society. |
| Hampden's Disinterment | An article in Chambers' Book of Days about Lord Nugent's supposed disinterment of Hampden's body in 1828. Scroll down to the third article. |
| The Life and Death of John Hampden Junior by Roy Bailey | A long-standing investigation by one of the Society's founders into the mystery surrounding John Hampden's eldest son. |
| Was Cromwell at the Battle of Aylesbury? by Bob Hammond | An investigation by the Society's former Vice-Chairman into some contradictory accounts. |
| The First Green Jackets? by Roy Bailey | An article tracing the history of the Royal Green Jackets (now a part of The Rifles) back to Hampden's Greencoats. Written for the Regimental Association's annual journal Swift and Bold. |
| John Hampden - The Rise From Obscurity 1594 - 1636 by Roy Bailey | One of the four papers presented to the Day School which the Society held jointly with the Cromwell Association at Thame on Saturday 27 November 2004. |
| The Downing Street Campaign | A copy of the letter of 1st March 2000 from the Society to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and to the Chief Executive of Westminster City Council, calling for Downing Street to be renamed 'Hampden Street'. The replies are also included. |
| The Mysterious Cabinet | Pictures and details of the cabinet in Suffolk thought to have belonged to John Hampden.
(Under construction) |
| A History of Hampden House by Tim Oliver | A history of John Hampden's ancestral home by the present owner. |
| Great Hampden Parish Register | The complete transcription of the register of St Mary Magdalene Church, Great Hampden, by Derek Lester. |