History often inspired him. His Pork and Spinach came from a mention in Samuel Pepys’s diaries, and his Boerewors from a 1920s Women’s Institute cookbook....
The orange IPA brew has been named after the long-time mistress of King Charles II, Nell Gwynn, who resided at the Grade II-listed house in Waterlow Park in...
If Chaucer were alive today, he’d be on Twitter, and his Canterbury Tales would be constantly updated online. Listening to the dramatisation of Samuel Pepys...
Charles II developed the precursor to the three-piece suit when he introduced a long vest to wear beneath a coat in October 1666. Three weeks later the diarist...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/may/18/to-wonder-art-pleasure-curiosity Consider this curious item of furniture, which belongs to the Geffrye ...
Local project *Build The Lenox* <http://www.buildthelenox.org/> hopes to celebrate this history by building a replica ship in the place it was originally built...
When *The Diary of Samuel Pepys* began its dramatised serialisation on Woman’s Hour a couple of years ago I wasn’t mad on it. Kris Marshall, as Pepys,...
An excerpt: Just as today, the fashion-conscious Tudors and Stuarts copied the styles of those they admired. In 1666, Charles II announced that he was to ...
t’s the early hours of 2 September 1666. Samuel Pepys and his wife Elizabeth are woken by a maid summoning them to see the fire that’s taken hold near...
IN the bitterly cold winter of 1607, Capt. John Smith was captured by a large war party of Pamunkey Indians on the banks of the Chickahominy River, in what is...
NEWMARKET, England — It is called the sport of kings and it has been in this haven of racecourses, stables and studs since the 17th century, when King...
Sent by Roger Brown. ... From: rb <broroger@...> Date: Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 3:11 PM Subject: Old Bailey Proceedings Online celebrates tenth anniversary ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rw3yy Scant detail, a three part series, but I'd wager there will be something about Pepys and/or Evelyn... The Century That...
Does anyone know the best Pepys walk in London? I am here briefly and really want to maximise my time. Also, are there any good plague or fire walks?...
The water in the Pantiles was discovered in 1606 by a young nobleman and led to the formation of Tunbridge Wells. Over the past 400 years, visitors including...
Broadcast:Saturday 23 March 2013 12:26PM (view full episode)<http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/the-science-show-23rd-march-2013/4582092>...
For his first exhibition of new work since 2008, Simon Lewty presents a remarkable group of drawings in which compelling new developments are immediately...
SPOILER: Samuel Pepys in 1666 (misremembered a bit) as a possible precursor of present-day southern-tier Europeans _______ Why the Cyprus Bailout Could Set...
The first mention of Edward Lloyd’s coffee house was in the London Gazette in February 1688. Six months later William of Orange and a party of Dutch troops...
London has two great attributes -- history and beer. OK it has more, but those are the two we're concerned with today. Many years ago, in the city’s most...
.. and hello Gillian! Fellow Restoration nut and author! Really appreciate all the comments and links. Given me lots to think about. And thanks Eric. I will...
