Pepys ‘curated’ letters to conceal being offered enslaved boy as bribe – research

Cambridge University historian uncovers letter to diarist who was a naval official in 1670s

The Guardian

#SamuelPepys was born #OnThisDay 1633.

When his diary was first published it was an instant hit, but rumours soon spread about what had been cut and why.

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The Hidden Diary of Samuel Pepys | History Today

"Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody."

~ Samuel Pepys, born today, 1633.

#SamuelPepys #Today #Quote

Iimmerhin, bin schon im Dezember 1660.

Ob ich es noch bis zum grossen Brand und zur Pest schaffe [Ich meine, DAS ist, was wir alle lesen wollen, oder, liebe Mit-Anglisten]

#SamuelPepys #diary

#samuelpepys #enclosurethree On Samuel Pepys Day all denizens of the zoo are entitled to dress up as Samuel Pepys
Heute das Jahr 1665 (das ist Bd. VI) von Samuel #Pepys Tagebuch zuendegelesen und was soll ich sagen: es gibt keine schönere Seitenlektüre, die uns zeigt, wie wenig sich im Alltag seit über 350 Jahren geändert hat.
Maloche, Alltag, Alltagsärger, Routine, Gespräche, kleine Freuden, große dumme Politik, Pest (oh!), Liebe & Betrug, Pub, das Geld zählen, bucklige Verwandtschaft und dumme Kollegen - alles da.
Das ist erbauend und frustrierend zugleich.
Schönes 2026!
#Neujahr #SamuelPepys
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"Die Zahl der Pesttoten ist, Gott sei Dank, um 400 Fälle zurückgegangen. Insgesamt waren es in dieser Woche knapp über 1300 Tote - der Herr sei gepriesen."
Samuel #Pepys, 15. November 1665
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The Confessions of Samuel Pepys by Guy de la Bédoyère review – journal of a predator

Newly decoded extracts expose the celebrated 17th-century diarist and naval administrator as a rapacious abuser

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" ... and looked over my Lord's lodgings; and Whitehall garden and the Bowling-ally, where lords and ladies are now at bowles ..."

You are at the centre, Sam. High up in the King's administration, at home in Whitehall, now looking at the private amusements of the upper class.

These vignettes have so much cinematic poetry in them.

#SamuelPepys #establishment #UpperClass #class