Barbara Palmer (Countess of Castlemaine) by San Diego Sarah
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Portsmouth, Hampshire by San Diego Sarah
According to the Lost Rivers of London map, the road to Portsmouth…
Newington by San Diego Sarah
Carol D made an excellent annotation about Newington Butts…
John Playford by San Diego Sarah
Gresham College has a fine archive of their past lectures. One I…
Godalming by San Diego Sarah
There is a 14th century inn in Godalming, the King's Arms and Royal…
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John Evelyn to Samuel Pepys by AUGUST SPIER
"Stylo Laeconico" I would have thought this to translate to "in a…
Balthazar St Michel to Samuel Pepys by San Diego Sarah
"him long (only but" should be "him long) only but" @@@ It…
Samuel Pepys to John Evelyn by Claire Martin
"If it thwart noe occasions of yours it might be usefull that you…
Samuel Pepys to John Evelyn by Terry Foreman
Dr. Parry-Jones, In the article on Elizabeth in the L&M Companion…
Samuel Pepys to John Evelyn by Terry Foreman
"It is implicit, though, from the content of this letter that P had…
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A bill of exchange by Damned Ranter
That doesn't look like a bill of exchange; or at least not all of…
The Plot Against Pepys by San Diego Sarah
CONCLUSION: Another group was perhaps more respectable, if not…
The Time Traveller’s Guide to Restoration Britain by 徽柔
A really intriguing book,with a lot of materials from Pepys' diaries.…
The Next Chapter of Samuel Pepys by Christopher Boondoc
So sad the death of his wife from Typhoid. He thought God chose to…
The Garden at the Navy Office by San Diego Sarah
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Samuel Pepys and Slaves by San Diego Sarah
From the same book, the salt makers were similarly treated. Salt…
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Wednesday 1 May 1661 by LKvM
On April 30, 2011, I drove a rental car from London to Portsmouth,…
Sunday 28 April 1661 by Christopher Boondoc
Seems such a striking accusation and language! Can we believe this…
Tuesday 30 April 1661 by Keith Knight
Today's entry inevitably brings to my mind the folk song, 'Riding…
Sunday 11 November 1660 by Sjoerd22
anno Domini 2024 ChatGpt says: One amusing anagram for "Elisabeth…
Monday 29 April 1661 by San Diego Sarah
LKvM and Neville -- I have to assume you both missed the bit in the…
Thursday 12 February 1662/63 by San Diego Sarah
Ancient Mesopotamians were the first to produce a kind of soap by…
Friday 29 May 1663 by San Diego Sarah
Art isn't always the truth. For instance, on the UK Parliament…
Wednesday 11 June 1662 by San Diego Sarah
CONCLUSION: I smeared the ink on many of my early efforts by trying…
Monday 2 January 1659/60 by Regertz
Always curious that Sam and his father- in-law never met during the…
Sunday 1 January 1659/60 by Regertz
Poor but handsome. Interesting that he sees himself in both lights…