Samuel Pepys' diary (1660 to 1669) and later collections of fashion plates show that fashion trends were as important to men as women in the 17th Century A series of French fashion engravings ...

Some people credit Samuel Pepys with using a code but in fact he was writing in Shelton's well-known shorthand. Occasionally he diverged into a mishmash of foreign words, to describe some of his ...

But one man wrote everything down in a private book, a diary. His name was Samuel Pepys. Samuel started to write, around 1660, about the things he did and who he saw. He lived in London and began ...

Download (mp3) 'Loaves of bread…' - full vocal Download (mp3) 'Loaves of bread…' - backing track Download (pdf) 'Loaves of bread…' - music 2: Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London - Part 2.

In this final volume in his three-volume history of the life and career of Samuel Pepys, originally published in 1935, esteemed historian Arthur Bryant records Pepys's life from 1683 to 1689, when he ...

Then hear about the start of The Great Fire in Thomas Farrynor’s bakery on Pudding Lane and listen to extracts from the famous diary of Samuel Pepys. We also make two sound-pictures about the ...

We also hear from Samuel Pepys' about the terrible plague in London in the previous year (1665) in extracts from his diaries and visit Thomas Farrynor’s bakery in Pudding Lane, where the Great ...

All yours for the price of a pint at the Samuel Pepys. This Shepherd Neame pub languished in relative obscurity in an old tea warehouse down a dead-end alleyway until 2023. Then, a new stretch of ...

Download (mp3) 'London town has fallen down' - full vocal Download (mp3) 'London town has fallen down' - backing track Download (pdf) 'London town has fallen down' - music 2: Samuel Pepys and the ...

1. Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London - Part 1. audio1. Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London - Part 1 Exploring The Great Fire of London through simple songs and music activities 3 ...

Learn the song 'London's burning', which has some specially-written additional words. Then hear about the start of The Great Fire in Thomas Farrynor’s bakery on Pudding Lane and listen to ...