Students at a Cambridgeshire school have voted to remove 17th-century diarist Samuel Pepys' name from one of its houses. That comes after research highlighting his “abusive and exploitative” behaviour ...
MSN: Samuel Pepys' old school wants to ban house named after him
The former school of a famed 17th century diarist has proposed scrapping a house named after him over accusations abuse and exploitation of women. Samuel Pepys, best known for recording events like ...
The fact that Samuel Pepys owned at least two enslaved people in 17th-century London is no secret. In some of his personal letters he was unashamedly open about this. In September 1688, he told a ship ...
Andrew Doyle is the author of “Free Speech and Why It Matters” and “The New Puritans.” Samuel Pepys was, famously, an extraordinary diarist, offering a vivid first-hand account of life in Restoration ...
Samuel Pepys’s journals are an invaluable record of British history. A new book reconsiders his infamous sexual exploits. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our ...
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