“On hearing ill rumour that Londoners may soon be urged into their lodgings by His Majesty’s men, I looked upon the street to see a gaggle of striplings making fair merry, and no doubt spreading the Plague fair about.
Not a care had those rogues for the health of their elders”
Samuel Pepys Diaries London 1664
Samuel Pepys FRS 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.
Samuel Pepys is famous for writing a diary. He started to write his diary in 1660 and continued writing it until 1669. His diaries tell us much about what life 350 years ago.
Samuel wrote about events in 17th century England – such as the plague of 1665, the Great Fire of London and Charles II’s coronation. He also wrote about some of the key figures of the era, including Sir Christopher Wren and Sir Isaac Newton.
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