The Earl of Buckinghamshire at the Society's 20th anniversary service in Great Hampden Church

The Ship Money monument at Prestwood

The Palace of Westminster in the 17th century

Pyrton Manor, home of John Hampden's first wife

The former Lord Williams's Grammar School, Thame

The Earl of Buckinghamshire at the 350th anniversary ceremony in Thame

St Mary Magdalene church, Great Hampden

Charles I tries to arrest the Five Members in the House of Commons

John Hampden's funeral in 1643

Arthur Goodwin, Hampden's lifelong friend
Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth. Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees.

The Great Hall at Hampden House

St Mary Magdalene church and Hampden House

Hampden's regiment marching through Thame

The Visit to Hampden (Maine)

Members have been recruited from the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Zimbabwe, where there are communities named in honour of John Hampden.
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In August 1994, eight members of the John Hampden Society were the guests of Hampden (Maine) Bicentennial Committee at the celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary (above) of the re-naming of the American town in honour of the Patriot.
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Three members marched through the town in the uniform of Col. John Hampden’s Regiment (above left) as part of the annual Children’s Day parade, and the party were entertained at a civic reception (above right) by the Town Manager and the Mayor of Hampden.