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fire! and “a very fearful stink”

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Dave

Samuel Pepys diary. There is nothing quite like his account of Restoration England in all its gaudy excess of sex, scandal, fire and plague… The final blow to English morale was the Great Fire of London, which razed most of … Continue reading →

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