I could not help but reflect on how money works in times of disaster, whether that disaster is caused by the climate or conflict or cyberterrorism.

Samuel Pepys fundamentally shaped how we think about the City, let’s celebrate him this Pepys day, writes Lord Mayor Michael ...

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 ...

Samuel Pepys' diary (1660 to 1669) and later collections of fashion plates show that fashion trends were as important to men as women in the 17th Century A series of French fashion engravings ...

Then hear about the start of The Great Fire in Thomas Farrynor’s bakery on Pudding Lane and listen to extracts from the famous diary of Samuel Pepys. We also make two sound-pictures about the ...

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 ...

Several local people kept a diary of events in Basingstoke over the years, including Samuel Attwood, who wrote for more than ...

Learn the song 'London's burning', which has some specially-written additional words. Then hear about the start of The Great Fire in Thomas Farrynor’s bakery on Pudding Lane and listen to ...

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 ...

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.