Samuel Pepys [ Art and Literature / Politics ]
… NPG 211, 1666. Résumé Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) made a remarkable social ascent to become a powerful naval administrator with ear of two successive kings. His calculated approach to sociability was factor in this success. While mindful of … opportunities and meeting places of Restoration London. His diary of the 1660s and other papers reveal his relationships with a wide range of Londoners, along with his changing patterns of sociability across his life. People > Art and Literature People > Politics Mots-clés …
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