In July 2020, a quote ostensibly written in 1665 by Samuel Pepys, dubbed the world's greatest diarist by some, started to circulate on social media. The passage lamented how "gadabouts" (defined by ...

In early April, writer Jen Miller urged New York Times readers to start a coronavirus diary. “Who knows,” she wrote, “maybe one day your diary will provide a valuable window into this period.” During ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hinchingbrooke School has decided that it will no longer name one of its houses after alumnus Samuel Pepys - Culture Club/Getty ...

The Peek with Samuel Pepys is a scripted, historical fiction comedy podcast created by Lee Melillo. Loosely inspired by the writings of famed British diarist Samuel Pepys, it explores the origins of ...

When Samuel Pepys , wifeless and childless, died in 1703, the pride of his life – three thousand books, lavishly gilded and bound in brown leather – passed to Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he ...

The school attended by 17th century diarist Samuel Pepys has re-named a house named in his honour following a vote by pupils because of his 'abusive' treatment of women. Hinchingbrooke School, in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Samuel Pepys provided first-hand accounts of events of historical importance such as the Great Fire of London - Culture Club/Getty ...