Tea by San Diego Sarah
By 1775, England’s love affair with tea had become too expensive. …
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Rolls Chapel (Chancery) by Mountain Man
The House of [Jewish] Converts or "the Rolls" was the headquarters of…
Pepys’ home in Axe Yard by San Diego Sarah
L&M Companion: Pepys lived here from c. Aug. 1658 until July 1660. …
Francis Beale by San Diego Sarah
Francis Beale is identified as Landlord Beale on 20 September,…
Sir John Bernard by San Diego Sarah
John Bernard was descended from a younger son of the Northamptonshire…
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"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
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Samuel Pepys to John Evelyn by Terry Foreman
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Samuel Pepys and the Strange Wrecking of the Gloucester by arby
There's also an article with links on phys (dot) org too.
The Next Chapter of Samuel Pepys by Sam Ursu
Thank you for this wonderful epitaph! Just wanted to point out that…
Walking Pepys's London by Jeremy Buck
Jacky Collis Harvey is giving an online zoom talk about the book, on…
The Bagwells by Cliff
Fascinating reading John - and convincing!
A bill of exchange by San Diego Sarah
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Tuesday 20 March 1659/60 by MartinVT
I'm surprised that in all these years "foy" has not been discussed…
Sunday 25 May 1662 by Ensign Tom
Poking around YouTube, I first found a video on the household use of…
Tuesday 18 March 1661/62 by Ruslan
JWB's link on the Wayback Machine:…
Friday 16 March 1659/60 by GrahamT
I'm just glad that, 20 years after I posted the original, someone has…
Saturday 17 March 1659/60 by 3Lamps
As an Army officer with over 20 years' service and multiple overseas…
Tuesday 14 February 1659/60 by San Diego Sarah
Yes they have, Ensign Tom -- at the top of this page is a black band…
Thursday 15 March 1659/60 by Scube
Love the way Sam describes food throughout the diary. Today was no…
Wednesday 27 March 1667 by Trevor M Randall
…of my being crying by my mother’s bedside, laying my head over hers…
Wednesday 22 February 1659/60 by Ensign Tom
Re: Shaving habits for men in Pepys' time. Historian Richard…
Tuesday 26 March 1667 by Trevor M Randall
Sir Leoline Jenkins - Ah another Llewellyn spelling.