Henry Marten (regicide)
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Henry Marten was a Member of Parliament from Oxford, who sat in the English House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1653. An ardent republican, he was jailed by Parliament during the First
Henry Marten by Peter Lely, c. 1640
Marten's Tower, his apartments within Chepstow Castle
Beckett Hall
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Beckett Hall is a country house at Shrivenham in the English county of Oxfordshire. The present house dates from 1831.
Henry Marten (regicide)
…Member of Parliament for Berkshire in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Berkshire for the Long Parliament in November 1640. He lived at Beckett Hall in Shrivenham (now in Oxfordshire) and soon afterwards, his official residence became Longworth House in nearby Longworth. He preferred to live in…
The lake and the China House, c. 1967
Beckett Hall in 1967