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Emily Dickinson; Matthias the Apostle; and poor Pepys awakes Bed-Wetted and missing his beloved Wife
Season 3 Episode 20
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Photo from E Webb ‘Literary London’ of 17th century Fleet Street. The gable-ended building is the Devil Tavern, frequented by Pepys and de…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
King Charles II arrives at Dover; his long trials at an end. General Monke and Charles play these Restoration days exquisitely.
Season 3 Episode 19
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Benjamin West’s painting of the King receiving General Monke at Dover; though in truth, brilliantly, it was the other way around. Through…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Winston Churchill tells of the build-up the The Anarchy after an Old King loses his beloved teenage son; We ponder the possible suppression by Lanfranc of unorthodox Celtic Saints; and Pepys discovers beautiful Delft
Season 3 Episode 18
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Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you…
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Pepys organises the painting of the new King’s Arms
Season 3 Episode 17
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The obsessing over signage by all people and institutions in May of 1660 is so fascinating and so relatable and explains why so many Engli…
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Fascinating Irish Saints and a happy May Day in 1660 London
Season 3 Episode 16
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A second episode, so we keep our momentum going with dear Pepys and his diary. The photo here is the beautiful parish church of Chipping …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Tom Holland talks Podcasts, Donald Trump, and the joys of cricket
Season 3 Episode 15
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Good evening and welcome to tonight’s episode where, after talking to an enthusiastic audience about his book Suetonius, historian Tom Hol…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Cerne Abbas, spilt wine and Pepys plays ninepins
Season 3 Episode 14
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Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Pepys’ Progress and a Blackbird 🐦⬛
Season 3 Episode 13
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Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you…
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A Sombre Wednesday; Painting for the first time as an Adult; and Pepys commemorates his Stone Operation
Season 3 Episode 12
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Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you…
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National Treasure and priest Angela Tilbury chats about grief and her new book; and author Andrew Heavens discusses his fascinating book The Prince and the Plunder
Season 3 Episode 11
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Welcome to a second episode today where I have two informal conversations with fascinating people I met at the book launch of Bijan Omrani…
9 months, 3 weeks ago