DescriptionJohn Hampden’s Ale Bottle Local hero commemorated in beer. An empty bottle of Chiltern Brewery’s John Hampden’s Ale. In the run-up to the English Civil War, John Hampden became a National figure, standing up to Charles I over taxes. He was one of the ‘Five Members’ whose attempted unconstitutional arrest sparked the Civil War. Hampden and the other Five Members are commemorated in the state opening of Parliament every year when the doors are slammed in the face of the monarch’s messenger.THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION, NOT FOR SALE.WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO ADOPT AN OBJECT, YOU ARE PAYING TO SPONSOR THE OBJECT FOR A YEAR AND TO RECIEVE THE ASSOCIATED BENEFITS, NOT TO RECEIVE THE ITEM ITSELF. SEE FULL INFORMATION HERE.YOUR ADOPTIONS HELP US PRESERVE THE COLLECTION.
