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fire! and “a very fearful stink”
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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Tagged Earl of ROchester, Great Fire of London, Henry Wheatley, Jacob Huysmans, John Evelyn diarist, John Wilmont Earl of Rochester, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Maurice Ashley, Molly Harrison, O.M. Royston, Restoration England, Restoration of Charles II, Reverend Mynors Bright, Robert Latham, Samuel Pepys, Samuel Pepys Diary, William Blathwayt, XTC Nonsuch
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Disasters of the day: plague and fire
The Great Plague spread slowly over London during the late spring of 1665. It was not until June 7 that Samuel Pepys first saw the dread quarantine sign: “This day, much against my will, I did in Drury Lane see … Continue reading
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Tagged Great Plague of London, Henry Wheatley, Maurice Ashley, Molly Harrison, O.M. Royston, Restoration Michael Hoffman, Restoration of Charles II, Rev. Dr. Thomas Vincent, Reverend Mynors Bright, Robert Latham, Samuel Pepys, Samuel Pepys Diary, Sir William Coventry, William Boghurst
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pepys: the not so merry monarchy
Samuel Pepys diaries. There is nothing quite like his account of Restoration England. London observed, London at work and London at play… Pepys could listen avidly enough to accounts of the dissipated life at court. – of the amorous alarms … Continue reading
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Tagged Admiral Edward Montagu, Charles II of England, Great Rebellion England, Henry Wheatley, James Duke of York, Lord Braybrooke, Lord Craven, Lord Sandwich, Maurice Ashley, Restoration England, Restoration of Charles II, Robert Latham, Ronald Hutton historian, Rota Club London, Samuel Pepys, Samuel Pepys Diary, Sir John Minnes, Sir Peter Lely, Sir William Coventry, Sir William Petty, William Blathwayt
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according to hoyle: dicing on the card sharpers
In Las Vegas, the hotel windows are always locked to prevent jumping. Samuel Pepy’s was one of the first to articulate the phenomenon, calling it “deep gaming”, a kind of instinct deep rooted based on the idea, counter to Einstein, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Smith, Atherton author, Charles II England, Edmund Hoyle, Einstein, Henry Fielding, Herbert M. Atherton, James Balmford, James Gillray, Jane Austen, John Montagu, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Northbrooke, Restoration of Charles II, Samuel Pepys, Susanna Centlive, Thomas Gataker, Thomas Rowlandson, William Byrd III, William Hogarth
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HOW TO STEAL SCEPTER & ORB: THANK OFFERINGS OF THE CURIOUS
Here lies the man who boldly hath run through More villainles than England ever knew; And ne’er to any friend he had was true. Here let him then by all unpitied lie, And let’s rejoice his time was come to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Marshall, Andrew Graham Dixon, Andrew Marvell, Ann Lauren, Charles II of England, Colonel Blood, Crown Jewels of England, David hayton, Duke of Buckingham, Duke of Ormonde, Eveline Cruickshanks, George Villiers, James Bond, John Evelyn, Oliver Cromwell, Restoration of Charles II, Robert Walker, Sir Godfrey Kneller, Sir Peter Lely, Talbot Edwards, Thomas Blood, Tom Slemen, Tower of London, W.P. Liscomb, Wilbur Cortez Abbott, William Bray
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KING WITHOUT A CROWN
Kings had been killed before, had been murdered openly and in secret; but Charles I was the first ruling sovereign to be brought to trial by his own people, condemned, and executed while still being King. The trial of Charles … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandre-Marie Colin, Charles I England, Cromwell the Regicides, Edward Bower, Edward Bower painter, John Bradshaw, John Burnet, John Cook, John Nalson, King Charles I Execution, Lady Fairfax, Oliver Cromwell, Restoration of Charles II, Westminster Hall Trial of Charles I
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