Samuel Pepys to John Evelyn by Claire Martin
"If it thwart noe occasions of yours it might be usefull that you…
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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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Sir Henry Wood (Clerk of the Board of the Green Cloth) by San Diego Sarah
What we need to know about Sir Henry Wood MP: Wood entered the…
Brighton by San Diego Sarah
On 15 October, 1651 after taking a tortuous and often fraught route…
Tea by San Diego Sarah
Edmund Waller MP writes one of his graceful little poems about Queen…
Tunbridge Wells, Kent by San Diego Sarah
And the annotation: 1 Cf. de Comminges (Jusserand, pp. 89-90, and…
St Alphege (Greenwich) by San Diego Sarah
St. Alfege Church, Greenwich Church Street, London, Greater London,…
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At home with Mr and Mrs Pepys by Sue Nicholson
Dear San Diego Sarah This is not a picture of Pepys' Navy Office…
Review: "The Curious World of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn" by Margaret Willes by johnwhitfield1712
Thank you very much, the article review was very interesting and…
Review: "Pepys's Navy: Ships, Men and Warfare 1649-1689" by J. D. Davies by johnwhitfield1712
I agree with you, but as we know, people are writing history, and not…
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…
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New free ebook of the diary by Bix
Please post as PDF!
New search page by Phil Gyford
If you were searching for "tokens" then the first results were diary…
Recent Pepys articles by RSGII
The podcast “Beyond the Diary” is a light and enjoyable overview of…
New Samuel Pepys £2 coin by Suzanne in MI
I received mine today, it’s everything Sarah says.
Question and Answer with Claire Tomalin by Terry Foreman
The Rev. John Smith (1799–3 March 1870) was the Rector of St Mary's…
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Tuesday 18 September 1666 by Samuel Powrie
"Troubled at my wife’s haire coming off so much." Given her relative…
Monday 17 September 1666 by john
"Up betimes, and shaved myself after a week’s growth" Normality…
Thursday 20 September 1666 by San Diego Sarah
"He and I to discourse about our accounts, and the bringing them to…
Saturday 15 September 1666 by San Diego Sarah
"That the Parliament is likely to fall foul upon some persons; and,…
Thursday 14 September 1665 by Christopher
The links for "Diary of Ralph Josselin" died in 2019. The Wayback…
Saturday 16 September 1665 by Christopher
The links for "Diary of Ralph Josselin" died in 2019. The Wayback…
Sunday 7 October 1666 by Marquess
An excellent entry, showing that Sam had the ear of the highest in…
Tuesday 11 February 1667/68 by Terry Foreman
"the Act of calling people to account" L&M: The act establishing…
Wednesday 23 May 1660 by San Diego Sarah
Excerted from CHARLES II AND HIS COURT BY A. G. A. BRETT NEW…
Tuesday 8 September 1663 by San Diego Sarah
Extracted from CHARLES II AND HIS COURT BY A. G. A. BRETT NEW…