World History
The John Hampden Society. A society devoted to the study of 17th-century Parliamentarian John Hampden, who famous for resisting the King's illegal Ship Money tax.
From the site:
John Hampden was descended from an ancient Buckinghamshire family of great wealth with a long tradition of service to the Crown. The Hampdens had lived at Great Hampden (left), high up in the Chilterns, since before the Norman Conquest, and had provided Members of Parliament, High Sheriffs, and courtiers throughout the centuries.
One of Hampden's ancestors, Sir John Hampden 'of the Hill', rode in the train of the English Queen at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in France in 1520, and his daughter Sybil, an ancestress of William Penn of Pennsylvania, was nurse to the future King Edward VI. John's grandfather Griffiths, who was an MP and later High Sheriff of the county, entertained Queen Elizabeth I and her Court at Great Hampden.
Had John Hampden wished he could have purchased advancement in the court, but he chose instead to resist Charles I's arbitrary government. As a result he earned the title, 'Patriae Pater' - the Father of the People.
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World History
The John Hampden Society
The John Hampden Society. A society devoted to the study of 17th-century Parliamentarian John Hampden, who famous for resisting the King's illegal Ship Money tax.
From the site:
John Hampden was descended from an ancient Buckinghamshire family of great wealth with a long tradition of service to the Crown. The Hampdens had lived at Great Hampden (left), high up in the Chilterns, since before the Norman Conquest, and had provided Members of Parliament, High Sheriffs, and courtiers throughout the centuries.
One of Hampden's ancestors, Sir John Hampden 'of the Hill', rode in the train of the English Queen at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in France in 1520, and his daughter Sybil, an ancestress of William Penn of Pennsylvania, was nurse to the future King Edward VI. John's grandfather Griffiths, who was an MP and later High Sheriff of the county, entertained Queen Elizabeth I and her Court at Great Hampden.
Had John Hampden wished he could have purchased advancement in the court, but he chose instead to resist Charles I's arbitrary government. As a result he earned the title, 'Patriae Pater' - the Father of the People.
- John Iii - King Of Poland
John III - King of PolandJohn III was the most well known of the 11 elected kings of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and one of only four Poles among them. John was a notable military talent, his reign marked by a significant deterioration in the governing...
- Grace O'malley, The Pirate Queen Of Ireland
One of the most famous women in Irish history is Grace O'Malley. She is also known to history as the Pirate Queen of Ireland. She lived from around c. 1530 to c.1603. Grace was the daughter of the chief of the O'Malley clan. The O'Malleys...
- John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams. This is a biography of American President John Quincy Adams. He is also well know for being the successful lawyer for the famous Amistad Supreme Court case. From the site: John Quincy Adams ( July 11 , 1767 - February 23 , 1848...
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This year marks the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta,and that means new resources for those of who teach the document. BBC Magazine reviews a new book about the Magna Carta. The review does a terrific job of summarizing the importance of the...
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A Library of Congress blog has a great short essay about the importance of the Magna Carta. I might copy it for my freshmen when we cover the creation of nation states next month. The author, Nathan Dorn, reminds us that the Magna Carta "helped give birth...