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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Samuel Pepys is famed for documenting the Great Plague of 1665 and the Great Fire of London of 1666 in his diary (Getty) Students ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pupils and staff at a Cambridgeshire school have voted to remove the name of Samuel Pepys from one of its pastoral houses following revelations about the former pupil's treatment of women. Pepys House ...

Students at a Peterborough area school have voted to drop Samuel Pepys’s name from one of their houses after recent diary revelations suggest the 17th century figure was a sex offender. Did you know ...

12:09, Wed, Jan 14, 2026 Updated: 12:31, Wed, Jan 14, 2026 Pupils at a school attended by famed diarist Samuel Pepys have voted to remove his name from a pastoral house after condemning his "harmful ...

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 ...