Samuel Pepys to John Evelyn by Claire Martin
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Samuel Pepys to John Evelyn by Terry Foreman
Dr. Parry-Jones, In the article on Elizabeth in the L&M Companion…
Balthazar St Michel to Samuel Pepys by Terry Foreman
"You daily and hourly so comble me" comble : French, "fill"
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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Seething Lane by San Diego Sarah
One weekday in June every year there is a charming ceremony held in…
Fleet Street by San Diego Sarah
Pepys would recognize quite a few of these photographs ... well worth…
Arabella Churchill by San Diego Sarah
It interests me how Pepys loves to gossip about Charles II's…
Capt. Bastiaan Centen by Sjoerd22
"Bastiaan Centen, a Scot by birth as is reported, served as a sea…
Sir Henry Felton by San Diego Sarah
I omitted to clarify that mother Barbara Villiers was one of the…
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Review: "The Curious World of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn" by Margaret Willes by RSGII
Nice for giving context to the diary and the close relationship that…
At home with Mr and Mrs Pepys by San Diego Sarah
This wonderful post ignores what we know about the cellars. Since…
Review: "Samuel Pepys and His Books" by Kate Loveman by Terry Foreman
A review in Economist.com Pepys and Evelyn, chroniclers of the…
The Bedchamber by eileen d.
thank you, Jeanine! this was fascinating. I continue to praise the…
Sunday Lunch with Mr and Mrs Pepys by Matt Newton
A wonderful piece. My own interest is buildings of the time; design…
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Site statistics 2012 by San Diego Sarah
I wish we had a "like" button, because so often I see things on the…
Samuel Pepys colouring book by eileen d.
Oh, heavens! I could not resist… $8 US
New BBC Pepys radio drama by PaintKatt
I just finished listening to the wonderful adaptation of the diary by…
A new chart of Pepys’ wealth by Sasha Clarkson
Thank-you Phil: fascinating! :) What the diary also reveals is how…
A more secure website by eileen d.
thank you, Phil... you're a wonder and a gift!
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Friday 16 June 1665 by Sjoerd22
According to Dutch sources Sandwich had been in a bit of a scrape…
Sunday 11 June 1665 by San Diego Sarah
Well done, Centurion.
Thursday 15 June 1665 by Terry Foreman
"close knees" CLOSE-KNEED : close-fitting at the knees : as…
Wednesday 14 June 1665 by Geoff Hallett
Why did Sam never get recognition with a title?
Thursday 3 August 1665 by Terry Foreman
"hacquenee" History of the Licensed London Taxi The first black…
Monday 12 June 1665 by Sasha Clarkson
Carl in Boston mentioned "Gather ye rosebuds...", which reminded me…
Tuesday 1 August 1665 by Terry Foreman
and that they do give them a piece of chalke to licke, which they…
Friday 9 June 1665 by San Diego Sarah
Is there nothing between black and red for a suit, Pepys? Black is…
Thursday 8 June 1665 by San Diego Sarah
"... there was considerable confidence in Pepys and his team to…
Monday 31 July 1665 by Terry Foreman
"the cook of the house, a very lusty fellow, as Sir G. Carteret’s…