John Hampden Talk & Private Viewing of the Exhibition ‘A Wycombe Man with a Global Impact’
8 August at 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm
£10 pp
Join Beth Rogers, Chair of The John Hampden Society for a talk on the Chilterns squire who became a beacon of liberty for the American Founding Fathers and the Chartists. Find out how he opposed King Charles I’s arbitrary taxes, escaped arrest for treason, fought in the civil war and died for his cause. There will be an opportunity to browse the John Hampden exhibition which includes some fine items of Civil War armour, as well as Wycombe museum’s general display.
Refreshments will be provided.
