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Samuel Pepys was an English diarist and naval administrator

Samuel Pepys PRS (23 February 1633 - 26 May 1703) was an English diarist and naval administrator. He served as administrator of the Navy of England and Member of Parliament and is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a young man. Pepys rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II. The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the 19th century and is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period.

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Samuel Pepys was an English diarist and naval administrator

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Samuel Pepys PRS (23 February 1633 - 26 May 1703) was an English diarist and naval administrator. He served as administrator of the Navy of England and Member of Parliament and is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a young man. Pepys rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II. The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the 19th century and is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period.

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18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH CENTURY. • 18TH • BRITISH • CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY • DIARIST • DIARY • ENGLISH RESTORATION PERIOD • ENGLISH • INGLES • JOURNAL (PERSONAL) • KING CHARLES II • KING JAMES II • MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT • NAVAL ADMINISTRATOR • NAVY OF ENGLAND • SAMUEL PEPYS • XVIII CENTURY