Samuel Pepys’s school has stopped using his name after he was accused of “abusive and exploitative” behaviour towards women.

Lady Olivia was voted Pepys's replacement by 42% of the school's 1,900 pupils and staff members, putting her ahead of Mary, Queen of Scots (30%) and former head teacher John Wakelin (18%). There were ...

The former school of a famed 17th century diarist has proposed scrapping a house named after him over accusations abuse and exploitation of women. Samuel Pepys, best known for recording events like ...

Students at a Cambridgeshire school have voted to remove 17th-century diarist Samuel Pepys' name from one of its houses. That comes after research highlighting his “abusive and exploitative” behaviour ...