Chepstow, The Castle, Marten's Tower 1893
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Marten's Tower is named after the regicide Henry Marten (1602-80) who was imprisoned in it in fairly comfortable conditions for twenty years until his death in 1680. Marten had been one of the signatories to the death warrant of Charles I, and as such faced almost certain death himself at the Restoration of Charles II. His life, however, was spared. This might be due to the fact that the ultra-Republican Marten had become convinced that Cromwell really did want to be crowned king. This led to a serious rift between the two men, and Marten became an outspoken opponent of the Lord Protector and all his works.
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