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Most recently annotated diary entries

• - Monday 1 February 1668/69 by Robert Gertz on Fri 3 Feb, 11:57pm

  "Beaten, you say? By Sir Charles Sedley's 'thug'?" "So it's said...

• - Tuesday 2 February 1668/69 by Terry Foreman on Fri 3 Feb, 9:08pm

  "Mr. May...tells me that he and his company cannot come to dine...

• - Sunday 31 January 1668/69 by Claire on Wed 1 Feb, 12:41pm

  "...but could not forbear smiling, and she particularly upon me,...

• - Saturday 30 January 1668/69 by Jesse on Tue 31 Jan, 10:03pm

  more: Fast Day This may have been covered before but Wikipedia...

• - Friday 29 January 1668/69 by Paul Chapin on Tue 31 Jan, 8:06am

  "immortal enemy" Today we would say "mortal enemy," i.e., lit.,...

• - Sunday 24 January 1668/69 by Phil Stokes on Mon 30 Jan, 10:00am

  In Pepys day Merchantmen were put in the line of battle. Unlike...

• - Thursday 28 January 1668/69 by JWB on Sun 29 Jan, 1:58pm

  Newton credited Galileo's study of inertia as source of 1st Law.

Most recently annotated Encyclopedia topics

• - Heiress, The (William, Duke of Newcastle) by Terry Foreman on Sat 4 Feb, 2:27am

  There is no play by this title among the published works of the...

• - Proger, Edward by Fiona on Thu 2 Feb, 9:59pm

  This is the inscription on Proger's memorial slab in Hampton...

• - Banqueting House (Whitehall Palace) by Terry Foreman on Thu 2 Feb, 5:38am

  Whitehall Banqueting House ceiling - Peter Paul Robens http://...

• - She Would If She Could (Sir George Etherege) by Terry Foreman on Thu 2 Feb, 2:34am

  She Would If She Could (Sir George Etherege) The works of Sir...

• - Newport Street by Terry Foreman on Thu 2 Feb, 12:36am

  Mary, I tried to take my clue from the mouseover in which Phil...

• - Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford by Terry Foreman on Thu 2 Feb, 12:03am

  360 Degree Interactive View of the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford ...

• - Waterhouse, Edward by Jim on Wed 1 Feb, 1:56am

  Edward Waterhouse has a listing in the 1909 edition of the "...

• - El Escorial, Spain by Fiona on Sun 29 Jan, 8:15am

  The first stone was laid on 23 April 1563, and the complex was...

• - Marnix's 'Le tableau des differens de la religion' by Terry Foreman on Thu 26 Jan, 11:25pm

  Tableau des différends de la religion By Philippe de Marnix (...

• - Besongne's 'L'etat de la France...' by Terry Foreman on Thu 26 Jan, 11:18pm

  L' Etat De La France: Ou L'On Voit Tous Les Princes, Ducs et Pairs...

Most recently annotated In-Depth Articles

• - The Bedchamber by N. Julian on Fri 25 Nov, 11:30am

  Let us not be too hard on Charles here. It does seem that he...

• - At home with Mr and Mrs Pepys by arby on Sat 1 Oct, 8:13pm

  I'd like to add my thanks, Sue. I wish there were Google Earth...

• - A Voice for Elizabeth by Paul Chapin on Sun 10 Apr, 4:08am

  A recurring theme: on April 1 a woman attacked a Gauguin painting...

• - A Walk with Ferrers by Elizabeth on Sun 24 Oct, 12:27pm

  doing family history walter stuart 1st lord blantyre was one of my...

• - Legends of British History: Samuel Pepys by Katherine Anderson on Wed 19 May, 3:23am

  I have reread Pepys' diary several times over the past 15 years,...

Most recently annotated Site News

• - End of the diary in London, May 2012 by kim oliver on Wed 1 Feb, 4:02pm

  Life without Pepys? How will it be possible. What will I do with...

• - End of the Diary in Massachusetts by Terry Foreman on Tue 31 Jan, 10:07pm

  I, too, should be with you on 13 May, eating a meal and lifting a...

• - Recent Activity page problems by Mary on Sun 22 Jan, 8:33am

  Many thanks for resolving this problem. It's obviously taken...

• - What happens to this website after the diary ends by jeannine on Thu 19 Jan, 12:47am

  I'm working on an article that will take care of the "after the...

• - Interview on Irish radio by sue nicholson on Fri 16 Dec, 9:21am

  Well done, Phil. You did a great job. Found myself nodding in...