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Tag Archives: Henry Wheatley
pepys diary: leagues of crafty and unruly gentlemen
There were rumors that he might succeed William Coventry as James’s secretary, and it is strange that he did not. Much lesser men, like Sir Joseph Williamson, took the short step from the civil service into government. But Pepys had … Continue reading
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Tagged England Popish Plot, Henri Gascar, Henri Gascars, Henry Wheatley, John Verney, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Maurice Ashley, Reverend Mynors Bright, Robert Latham, Samuel Pepys, Samuel Pepys Diary, Sir Joseph Williamson, Sir Peter Lely, Sir William Coventry, Titus Oates Popish Plot, XTC Nonsuch
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pepys: finally, a man of fame…
Samuel Pepys’s diary of the 1660′s, Restoration England at its baddest and bawdiest. Human nature has not changed that much… Not until then did any member of the Navy Board think of going downriver. On Wednesday, June 12, 1666, the … Continue reading
fire of london: desolation row
On Sunday, September 2, 1666, fire burst out in a riverside area of London. The season was dry, the city wooden, and a perverse east wind kept fanning the flames. Ever curious, Samuel Pepys climbed a turret to get a … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Wren, Great Fire of London, Henry Wheatley, John Evelyn diarist, John Locke, Leo Hollis author, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Maurice Ashley, Molly Harrison, O.M. Royston, Robert Latham, Samuel Pepys, Samuel Pepys Diary, St. Paul's cathedral
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A career man’s crisis
“Chance without merit,” said Samuel Pepys, had won him his post as the navy’s Clerk of the Acts. Mischance without personal demerit almost cost him all on June 12,1667, when a Dutch squadron sailed boldly up the Thames, burned part … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo-Dutch wars, Great Fire of London, Henry Wheatley, James Duke of York, Johan de Witt, Lord Baybrooke, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Maurice Ashley, Molly Harrison, O.M. Royston, Peter van den Velde, Robert Latham, Samuel Pepys, Samuel Pepys Diary, Sir Peter Lely, Sir William Coventry, William Blathwayt
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fire! and “a very fearful stink”
Samuel Pepys diary. There is nothing quite like his account of Restoration England in all its gaudy excess of sex, scandal, fire and plague… The final blow to English morale was the Great Fire of London, which razed most of … Continue reading
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Tagged Earl of ROchester, Great Fire of London, Henry Wheatley, Jacob Huysmans, John Evelyn diarist, John Wilmont Earl of Rochester, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Maurice Ashley, Molly Harrison, O.M. Royston, Restoration England, Restoration of Charles II, Reverend Mynors Bright, Robert Latham, Samuel Pepys, Samuel Pepys Diary, William Blathwayt, XTC Nonsuch
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Disasters of the day: plague and fire
The Great Plague spread slowly over London during the late spring of 1665. It was not until June 7 that Samuel Pepys first saw the dread quarantine sign: “This day, much against my will, I did in Drury Lane see … Continue reading
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Tagged Great Plague of London, Henry Wheatley, Maurice Ashley, Molly Harrison, O.M. Royston, Restoration Michael Hoffman, Restoration of Charles II, Rev. Dr. Thomas Vincent, Reverend Mynors Bright, Robert Latham, Samuel Pepys, Samuel Pepys Diary, Sir William Coventry, William Boghurst
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pepys: tangled up in hues
By now the plague was raging in London. It was an endemic disease appearing in London most summers, with varying severity. The seriousness of this particular outbreak was not appreciated until it had nearly reached its height, and even then, … Continue reading
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Tagged Admiral Edward Montagu, Catherine of Braganza, Charles II of England, Dick Stoop, Duke of Albemarle, Henry Wheatley, Isaac Fuller painting, Lady Castelmaine, Lady Jane Fisher, Lord Braybrooke, Maurice Ashley, Molly Harrison, O.M. Royston, Resoration of Charles II, Reverend Mynors Bright, Robert Latham, Rota Club, Sir George Carteret, Sir Peter Lely, Sir William Coventry, Sir William Petty, William Matthews
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the restoration in shorthand
“Diligence,” Pepys reflected one morning while lying in bed, was the key to his success: “living as I do among so many lazy people… the diligent man becomes necessary … they cannot do anything without him.” The “lazy” were the … Continue reading
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Tagged Henry Wheatley, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Maurice Ashley, Molly Harrison, O.M. Royston, Restoration England, Reverend Mynors Bright, Robert Latham, Samuel Pepys, Samuel Pepys Diary, Samuel Pepys shorthand, Sir William Coventry
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