Samuel Pepys was an influential English naval administrator and Member of Parliament (1633–1703), famous for his decade-long diary. His private journal provides crucial eyewitness accounts of significant events during the English Restoration period, including the Great Plague and Fire of London.
Samuel Pepys (1633–1703) was an English naval administrator and MP, renowned for his detailed diary spanning a decade during the English Restoration. His diary offers invaluable firsthand accounts of major events like the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London.
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| Back | Samuel Pepys FRS (/piːps/ PEEPS; 23 February 1633 – 26 May 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. Quick facts: Born, Died … 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 |
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