7 things you (probably) didn’t know about Samuel Pepys ~ HistoryExtra.com ◄←◄←◄← A+++ IMO.
What is the Significance of Samuel Pepys’s Diary? ~ HistoryHit.com
Samuel Pepys FRS (Fellow of the Royal Society), 1633–1703, was an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament who is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man. Pepys had no maritime experience, but he rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage, hard work, and his talent for administration. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalisation of the Royal Navy.
The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the 19th century and is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London.
~ Samuel Pepys, Wikipedia
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Samuel Pepys' Diary (5:45) ~ MrWolfersberger, 2012-06-22
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Samuel Pepys ~ YouTube
Samuel Pepys diary ~ DuckDuckGo
Samuel Pepys ~ Britannica.com
Samuel Pepys Diary ~ Britannica.com
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete Kindle Edition ~ Amazon.com
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