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Samuel Pepys to John Evelyn by Terry Foreman
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Elizabeth Aynsworth by Terry Foreman
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It occurs to me that Sir William Penn captured Jamaica in 1655 ...…
Newmarket, Suffolk by San Diego Sarah
Hinchingbrooke is about 34 miles from Newmarket by road today ... who…
Robert Hooke by Elyse
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Among the Baltic goods he and Rider supplied the navy with was hemp.
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Samuel Pepys and Fleet Street by Seeker
There are references elsewhere on this site to the Fountain Tavern in…
Between a Son and His Father: Sam's Letter to John Sr regarding Brampton by Sasha Clarkson
Interesting that we, the readers and annotators, call the author of…
Sunday Lunch with Mr and Mrs Pepys by Sue Nicholson
Saul, my apologies for not getting back to you before now; I don't…
Review: "Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution" by GrahamT
I was a little disappointed. Despite the large size of the rooms, the…
A Walk with Ferrers by Sasha Clarkson
There was no direct English precedent for granting precedence and…
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Diary search and word frequency charts by Hugo
Also check the histogram for "fire", or "plague|fire" to see both the…
Pepys music concerts in Massachusetts by Karen Burciaga
Hi all, For anyone interested, the CD version of "Brave Barrel of…
New exhibition: Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution by John Goldin
I enjoyed the exhibition very much. That's a good thing because I…
Roll Call. Say hello! by Mary Ellen
Greetings from Illinois. I am more or less speed reading thru this…
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Wednesday 14 October 1663 by San Diego Sarah
"... the Duke and the Africa Committee meeting in our room, Sir G.…
Monday 12 October 1663 by Louise Hudson
The obsession with bowel function and dysfunction did not dissipate…
Thursday 24 October 1667 by Terry Foreman
Tromba Marina Trompette…
Wednesday 23 October 1667 by Terry Foreman
Commons "did also vote this day thanks to be given to the Prince and…
Sunday 11 October 1663 by john
The diary was written in Restoraion London. Their society was both…
Tuesday 22 October 1667 by Terry Foreman
" My wife not very well of those." Elizabeth notably suffers from…
Saturday 10 October 1663 by StanB
Terry F notes on the 11th that L&M describe the following "and my…
Monday 9 November 1663 by Marquess
That must be the longest entry so far?
Wednesday 19 September 1660 by Annie B
I wonder what Elizabeth wore instead!
Friday 9 October 1663 by NJ Lois
Sam might have had renal colic. The pain is similar to labour pains…