Moorfields by San Diego Sarah
The oldest known map of London is Copperplate and very detailed -- it…
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Louis XIII (King of France, 1610-1643) by San Diego Sarah
Frequently annotators are surprised by the way 17th century people…
Will Hewer by San Diego Sarah
No one, including the House of Commons biographers, seems to know…
Trinity College, Cambridge by San Diego Sarah
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Balthazar St Michel to Samuel Pepys by San Diego Sarah
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Samuel Pepys to John Evelyn by Terry Foreman
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The Next Chapter of Samuel Pepys by San Diego Sarah
Jeannine credits some of her research to Wheatley, Henry B.: Samuel…
A bill of exchange by San Diego Sarah
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Q&A with Dr Kate Loveman by Ashley Smith
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Samuel Pepys and the Strange Wrecking of the Gloucester by arby
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Thursday 29 November 1660 by Sofia
San Diego Sarah -- of course, I had forgotten the small matter of…
Wednesday 28 October 1668 by San Diego Sarah
"But I did get, to my great content, my account allowed of fees, with…
Monday 3 December 1660 by San Diego Sarah
After so many irrelevant notes about current Latin usage, the fact…
Sunday 2 December 1660 by San Diego Sarah
Charles II has managed to calm Parliament's desire to impose the full…
Saturday 1 December 1660 by San Diego Sarah
"I went to my Lord St. Albans lodgings, and found him in bed, talking…
Wednesday 28 November 1660 by Neville
Oysters were clearly plentiful, fresh and clean. Today I think you…
Friday 28 November 1662 by Ruslan
Broken links on the WayBack machine. Australian Susan's mourning…
Monday 26 November 1660 by Angela Framptona
Thankyou San Diego Sarah, very interesting.
Tuesday 27 November 1660 by Stephane Chenard
And wine? An amendment added to the Excise Bill on July 25 sought to…
Saturday 24 November 1660 by RLB
Vermouth was not banned as absinthe was because apparently, despite…