Easter bonnet competitions run by the London Tourist Board attracted headwear of all shapes and sizes.

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.

It spread quickly. News of the fire spread too, and it reached a man called Samuel Pepys – who worked for the king and liked to write in his diary. Townsperson: I’ve heard that more than 300 ...

The diary of Samuel Pepys, who lived in London at the time of the outbreak, is a very valuable source for historians. We also have some idea about the number of deaths because Bills of Mortality ...

We learn how The Fire spread across the city and how the Lord Mayor, Samuel Pepys and King Charles II were all involved alongside the people of London. Writing things down ina diary helps peopleto ...

Samuel Pepys wrote in his diary in 1662 about getting new clothes for his wife "against Easter" and Shakespeare's Mercutio asks, "Didst though not fall out with a tailor for wearing his new ...

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A spark from one of his ovens probably started the fire. A man called Samuel Pepys wrote a very important diary about the fire. (SINGS) Something’s burning, something’s burning. Fetch the ...

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 ...

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The series ends with a single 15 minute History programme, in which Cat Sandion explores the causes and consequences of the Great Fire - with short dramatic inserts including Samuel Pepys ...