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Tag Archives: Restoration England
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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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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pepys: the not so merry monarchy
Samuel Pepys diaries. There is nothing quite like his account of Restoration England. London observed, London at work and London at play… Pepys could listen avidly enough to accounts of the dissipated life at court. – of the amorous alarms … Continue reading
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Tagged Admiral Edward Montagu, Charles II of England, Great Rebellion England, Henry Wheatley, James Duke of York, Lord Braybrooke, Lord Craven, Lord Sandwich, Maurice Ashley, Restoration England, Restoration of Charles II, Robert Latham, Ronald Hutton historian, Rota Club London, Samuel Pepys, Samuel Pepys Diary, Sir John Minnes, Sir Peter Lely, Sir William Coventry, Sir William Petty, William Blathwayt
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