William Steinway's Diary—nine volumes and 2,500 pages—provides a unique perspective on the second half of the 19th century as it documents William's...
Skull believed to be Henri IV's returned to descendant PARIS — A 400-year-old skull French researchers believe was the head of celebrated King Henri IV was...
http://www.pepysdiary.com/about/archive/2010/12/15/11954.php Talking about Pepys’ on stage and on radio On Friday 18th February 2011 I’m going to be...
Tests show head of France's King Henri IV 'genuine' Scientists say they have identified an embalmed head as belonging to King Henri IV of France, who was...
Samuel Pepys, the famous diarist, loved music. It outlasted all his other passions- even his passion for women. He left hundreds of his favourite songs, some...
http://www.pepysdiary.com/about/archive/2010/12/03/11923.php Different L&M printing I recently bought the 1668-9 volume of Sam’s diaries, in the usual...
http://www.pepysdiary.com/about/archive/2010/11/24/11883.php Pepys Motet live on Thursday No time to write much, so in brief… Benjamin Till’s Pepys Motet...
The Diary of William Godwin Eds. Victoria Myers, David O'Shaughnessy, Mark Philp. Oxford: Oxford Digital Library, 2010. http://godwindiary.bodleian.ox.ac.uk ...
Site News: Hundreds of truncated comments now fixed http://www.pepysdiary.com/about/archive/2010/11/15/11832.php A little admin update… A few years ago, as a...
For purposes of exploring the possibility of getting together on Sam's next birthday (Feb. 23, 2011), I'd like to know how many annotators live close enough to...
I guess that, if accurate, this is close to the kind of pronunciation Pepys may have found usual: KU Theatre - Students perform Shakespeare in original...
http://www.pepysdiary.com/about/archive/2010/10/15/11733.php Keith Wright / Bradford I’m sorry to be writing this, but Keith Wright, who posted annotations...
[Copied, and redacted, from a posting "on behalf of Barry Lewis, Historian ..." on another list, MR note] "Students of this productive interface between New...
Amazon no longer has the full set of Latham & Matthews editions. Instead, for quite a few of the years, it offers an 'NS' version. Can anyone explain what this...
Sir Isaac Newton was a towering genius in the history of science, he knew he was a genius, and he didn’t like wasting his time. Born on Dec. 25, 1642, the...
The Winding Stair, a play http://www.pepysdiary.com/about/archive/2010/10/04/11709.php ... The fascinating and remarkable story of Edward Mountagu, 1st Earl of...
What the Pepyses and their friends do *NOT* have in their homes...but will very soon after the Diary ends. --------------------------- Couched in History By...
Poetry regained: lost Milton work turns up in Oxford archives By Richard Garner, Education Editor Thursday, 23 September 2010 Have you not in a Chimney seen A...
John Aubrey and the Development of Experimental Science On line synopsis: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/about/exhibitions/online/aubrey To 31 Oct 2010,...
Heydon, John (b. 1629, d. in or after 1670), writer on astrology and alchemy, and occultist, was born on 10 September 1629 in Green Arbour, London, the son...
Internet phasing out printed Oxford Dictionary By SYLVIA HUI, Associated Press Writer Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 7 mins ago LONDON – It's...
http://www.pepysdiary.com/about/archive/2010/08/31/11583.php Pepys in German, zweimal Two big bits of news if you’re a German speaker, or know someone who is...
Well i need to ask a question about pepys wife that she was married at fifteen and died at  twenty nine. What about her life? ``Education is Cultural Action...
Well I find it interesting that Sam Pepys mentions his wife burning her hand when she cooks the turkey. It might be interesting if we have an annotation on...
Oldenburg, Henry [Heinrich] (c.1619-1677), scientific correspondent and secretary of the Royal Society, was born in the free city of Bremen, Germany, one of...
Because I posted John Evelyn's account of horse-baiting and remarked on English bloo-sports, when I found this story it was only fair to pass it along. The...
