● Dinner to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Society’s foundation
● And the 380th of the Battles of Brentford and Turnham Green
● The Battlefields Memorial Project – an update
● Going Loco – the John Hampden electric locomotive
● The Society’s Risk Register
● Obituary of Dr Paul Hooper
● Book Review ‘God’s Vindictive Wrath’ by Charles Cordell
● Comparing the Houbraken and Walker portraits of JH
● Book Review of ‘Clarendon and Battle of Chalgrove’ by Derek Lester

The Society Treasurer, Sam Hearn will give a talk, on 22nd March 2023, in St Nicholas Church, Church Road, Ickford HP18 9HZ , starting at 7.30 pm. The £10 entrance fee will also include a glass of wine. Members of the public are welcome, no booking required.

Dr Larminie shared with us some of  her most recent research about the Parliaments of the 1640s. She was a Senior Research Fellow at the History of Parliament Trust and the Assistant Editor of House of Commons 1640-1660. Click here to view the recording.  

The Memorial Database can now be accessed by clicking on this link BCW Memorials.  The database can also be accessed via the Links section of this website. The Database is hosted on the website of the Battlefield Trust. The John Hampden Society has supported the creation of this website and plans to add several more Hampden … Read more

We return to historic Gate House Room of The King’s Head, in Aylesbury for our 2023 AGM. This is our first visit since 2012 – see Patriot No. 71 The AGM proper will begin at 2.00pm and will be followed by a talk on the Battle of Aylesbury 1643, by guest speaker Charles Cordell (see … Read more

Baroness Boothroyd (Betty) will always be remembered not only as an inspirational politician, but also as a kind, sharp, witty, and formidable woman; the first woman to become Speaker in the United Kingdom’s parliamentary history.  See below for the link to her letter of support for the John Hampden Society. Link to the 1992 letter … Read more