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Samuel Pepys FRS (/ piːps /; [1] 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English diarist and naval administrator. He served as administrator of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament, but is most remembered today for the diary he kept for almost a decade.
Samuel Pepys was an English diarist and naval administrator, celebrated for his Diary (first published in 1825), which gives a fascinating picture of the official and upper-class life of Restoration London from Jan. 1, 1660, to May 31, 1669.
To Westminster Hall by water in the morning, where I saw the King going in his barge to the Parliament House; this being the first day of their meeting again. And the Bishops, I hear, do take their places in the Lords House this day.
Samuel Pepys saved his cheese and wine in the Great Fire of London by burying them in his garden. How Samuel's diary gives us a first-hand account of everyday life...
"The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete" by Samuel Pepys is a historical account written in the mid-17th century, specifically spanning the years from 1659 to 1669. This richly detailed diary offers a firsthand perspective on daily life during a transformative period in English history, including the Restoration of Charles II.
Samuel Pepys - Diarist, Restoration, Navy: The diary by which Pepys is chiefly known was kept between his 27th and 36th years. Written in Thomas Shelton’s system of shorthand, or tachygraphy, with the names in longhand, it extends to 1,250,000 words, filling six quarto volumes in the Pepys Library.
"Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1660 N.S." by Samuel Pepys is a historical account written in the 17th century. This work provides an intimate glimpse into the daily life and significant events of Samuel Pepys, who was a prominent figure during the English Restoration period and served as Secretary to the Admiralty.
Samuel Pepys is best known for his diaries, written between 1660 and 1671, and his eyewitness accounts of major events such as the coronation of Charles II, the Great Fire of London and the Great Plague…
For the next four and a half years, including the whole of James II’s reign, Pepys was one of the greatest men in England, controlling the largest spending department of state.
British author Samuel Pepys (pronounced “Peeps”) fused together two opposite personality traits—he had a chaotic, unbridled personal life bursting with creative energy and physical passions, but he also had the ordered and disciplined mind of a highly successful bureaucrat.