The Dark Side Of Samuel Pepys

Author : Geoffrey Pimm
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781526717313

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The Dark Side of Samuel Pepys by Geoffrey Pimm Pdf

This historical biography reveals how the famous diarist of Restoration England used his professional position to act as a sexual predator. Samuel Pepys is popularly known as the founder of the modern navy, a member of the Royal Society and, most of all, as a unique and frank diarist. Less well known is that he was a serial sexual offender by modern standards; a voyeur, a groper, and a rapist. Set against the London society of Charles II’s restoration, and extensively using Pepys’ own words, this book concerns his numerous extramarital affairs. It demonstrates how he used his position of power and influence to advance the careers of his subordinates—in return for the sexual favors of their wives. With his own descriptions, translated from the strange mix of languages and the seventeenth-century shorthand he used to camouflage the content, the reader witnesses in graphic detail how Pepys set about achieving his lascivious objectives – on occasion resorting to physical force where persuasion or bribery failed. Whether she be wife, daughter, mother, or humble maidservant, no woman was safe from his rapacious sexual appetite.

Author : David Charnick
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473856455

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The Dark Side of East London by David Charnick Pdf

Just hearing the phrase the East End summons up images of slums and dark alleyways, with Jack the Ripper appearing from the mist, or housing estates and pubs where you might find the Kray twins. It is a place of poverty and menace, yet these images can prevent us from seeing the reality of life east of the City of London, and of its dark history. This study features stories of crimes and misdeeds that show what life was like in this area before the 'East End' existed. They also reflect the changes caused as the settlements of the Tower Hamlets became absorbed by the new metropolis of London.As there is nothing new under the sun, so these stories find their modern counterparts in our times. However, they also take us into unfamiliar territory as they bring to light the often forgotten past that underlies the present-day streets and lurks behind the faades of some of the areas older buildings. Many of the stories will be unfamiliar and indeed strange, but yet they show how the character and notoriety of the Citys famous shadow has been formed. Paying scrupulous attention to place, this volume features a wealth of specially-commissioned photographs, allowing the reader to locate these stories in the present-day London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Author : Deborah Swift
Publisher : Headline Accent
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786154170

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Pleasing Mr Pepys by Deborah Swift Pdf

Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, Anne O'Brien and Elizabeth Chadwick, Deborah Swift brings a unique period in history to vivid, fascinating life in her acclaimed Pepys trilogy. 'Laced with emotional intensity and drama, Pleasing Mr Pepys . . . (has) an intricate plot that features red herrings, unexpected twists, and surprises that will take readers on a very delightful ride' Readers' Favorite 'Deb Willet, Elizabeth Pepys's maid and the object of Samuel Pepys's attentions, is finally given centre-stage after 350 years, and her tale was worth waiting for. This is exceptional story-telling' L. C. TYLER From acclaimed historical novelist Deborah Swift, Pleasing Mr Pepys is the story of diarist Samuel Pepys' London, vibrantly told through the eyes of his maid. .................................................. Deb Willet is desperate to escape her domineering aunt and takes a position as companion to Elisabeth Pepys, Samuel's wife. Deb believes it will give her the respectability and freedom she craves - but it proves far more complicated than she could ever have imagined. London is still in ruins from the Great Fire. Although Charles II has been restored to the throne, there is the prospect of war with the Dutch - the world's great sea power of the era. In the midst of this tumult strides Samuel Pepys, diarist and man of note. Pepys' influence in Restoration London means that the Dutch are keen to get their hands on his secrets - even if that means murder, espionage and blackmail to get them. Deb is soon caught up in a web of deception and double-dealing. And with Mr Pepys' attentions turned towards her, there's a lot more than treason at stake... Selling other people's secrets is a dangerous game... .................................................. Readers can't get enough of Deborah's VIBRANT and IMMERSIVE tales: 'Deborah Swift has produced a remarkable work of historical fiction . . . Swift spins an excellent tale. The characters, too are just fabulous and utterly believable' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Having read all Deborah Swift's novels, this is her usual, beautifully atmospheric rendition of an interesting time in 17th century England' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'What an excellent novel! Superb story telling . . . I highly recommend Pleasing Mr Pepys and very much look forward to a sequel' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This book is an exciting thriller, a real page turner. I read it in a couple of days I was so absorbed in the development of the plot . . . Go out and buy it' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Don't miss Deborah Swift's other enthralling tales of Samuel Pepys - A Plague of Mr Pepys and Entertaining Mr Pepys - OUT NOW!

Author : Samuel Pepys,Mynors Bright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1021782475

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The Diary Of Samuel Pepys, Volume 1, Part 1 by Samuel Pepys,Mynors Bright Pdf

Author : Samuel Pepys
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1904
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : LCCN:67009392

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The Diary of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys Pdf

Author : Tim Hill,Pierre McDonagh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429996054

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The Dark Side of Marketing Communications by Tim Hill,Pierre McDonagh Pdf

What fuels capitalism and what stops it from collapsing? Does marketing communications support and sustain the economic and political status quo? This book is not about describing the ways in which businesses can optimize the messages they put across or about adding to the marketing communicator’s toolkit. This book argues that marketing communications plays an increasingly important role in bolstering contemporary capitalism. Drawing on conceptualizations of the ‘market’ from political economy and sociology, it focusses on five logics that underpin and sustain the form of capitalism in which we live: the logic of competition, the logic of sustainability, the logic of individualism, the logic of objectivity, and the logic of distraction. It does this by exploring those arenas which are increasingly dominated by the communicative activities of business: sport, CSR, social media, statistics, and entertainment. Bringing theories from marketing and consumer research, sociology, cultural studies, technology and media studies to bear on marketing communications, this book is necessary reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students and academics who wish to understand the broader role of marketing communications in the reproduction of contemporary capitalism.

Author : Liz Evers
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784182267

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Here Comes A Chopper to Chop Off Your Head - The Dark Side of Childhood Rhymes & Stories by Liz Evers Pdf

Today's parents are increasingly replacing nursery rhymes with the latest pop songs, and fairy tales - now thought too scary for little ones - with cute stories about farmyard animals and talking trains.Until recently, weird tales of fairy curses and flesh-eating ogres were considered suitable bedtime reading. And the strange-sounding and sometimes violent rhymes we learned by rote were often taught to us in school. But have you ever asked yourself what on earth they were about? And what exactly were the morals and lessons we were meant to learn from them?Here Comes a Chopper to Chop Off Your Head delves into the origins of the best-known rhymes and tales to uncover a legacy of folk superstition, rotten royal families, execution, child marriage, cannibalism, and the multitude of other random acts of cruelty that make up any classic treasury.You'll learn about the bloody history of Mary,Mary, Quite Contrary; why Margery Daw, the subject of an innocent-seeming seesaw game, was accused of being a 'dirty slut'; and how pretending to decapitate your little friends to the tune of Oranges and Lemons became an acceptable pastime.You'll also find out about the terrifying events that befell the first Sleeping Beauty when she finally woke up; how Snow White's stepmother really died; and just who the wolf was in Little Red Riding Hood.

Author : Robert Wynn Jones
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445691367

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The Flower of All Cities by Robert Wynn Jones Pdf

A unique account of old London with all its energy, filth and splendour before the city's destruction by the Great Fire in 1666.

Author : Geoffrey Pimm
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526739551

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The Violent Abuse of Women by Geoffrey Pimm Pdf

A comprehensive study of the pervasive misogyny that left women behind while British society moved toward the Age of Enlightenment. Although the worlds of science and philosophy took giant strides away from the medieval view of the world, attitudes to women did not change from those that had pertained for centuries. The social turbulence of the first half of the seventeenth century afforded women new opportunities and new religious freedoms, and women were attracted into the many new sects where they were afforded a voice in preaching and teaching. These new and unprecedented liberties thus gained by women were perceived as a threat by the leaders of society, and thus arose an unlikely masculine alliance against the new feminine assertions, across all sections of society from Puritan preachers to judges, from husbands to court rakes. This reaction often found expression in the violent and brutal treatment of women who were seen to have stepped out of line, whether legally, socially or domestically. Often beaten and abused at home by husbands exercising their legal right, they were whipped, branded, exiled and burnt alive by the courts, from which their sex had no recourse to protection, justice or restitution. This work records the many kinds of violent physical and verbal abuse perpetrated against women in Britain and her colonies, both domestically and under the law, during two centuries when huge strides in human knowledge and civilization were being made in every other sphere of human activity, but social and legal attitudes to women and their punishment remained firmly embedded in the medieval.

Author : Samuel Pepys
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1011076098

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The Diary Of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys Pdf

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Author : Samuel Pepys
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001-03-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780520227156

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The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. 10 by Samuel Pepys Pdf

Originally published: London: Bell & Hyman Limited, 1983.

Author : Samuel Pepys
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:180166643

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The Diary of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys Pdf

Author : Percival Hunt
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1958-11-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780822960508

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Samuel Pepys in the Diary by Percival Hunt Pdf

In this work, the reader experiences the life of Samuel Pepys and his freinds, great and small, in seventeenth-century London. We see great men of war, business and letters, enhanced by Percival Hunt’s comprehensive bibliography.

Author : Samuel Pepys
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : HARVARD:HWWKGV

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The Diary of Samuel Pepys ... by Samuel Pepys Pdf

Author : Samuel Pepys
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0520020944

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The Diary of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys Pdf

Samuel Pepys is as much a paragon of literature as Chaucer and Shakespeare. His Diary is one of the principal sources for many aspects of the history of its period. In spite of its significance, all previous editions were inadequately edited and suffered from a number of omissions--until Robert Latham and William Matthews went back to the 300-year-old original manuscript and deciphered each passage and phrase, no matter how obscure or indiscreet. The Diary deals with some of the most dramatic events in English history. Pepys witnessed the London Fire, the Great Plague, the Restoration of Charles II, and the Dutch Wars. He was a patron of the arts, having himself composed many delightful songs and participated in the artistic life of London. His flair for gossip and detail reveals a portrait of the times that rivals the most swashbuckling and romantic historical novels. In none of the earlier versions was there a reliable, full text, with commentary and notation with any claim to completeness. This edition, first published in 1970, is the first in which the entire diary is printed with systematic comment. This is the only complete edition available; it is as close to Pepys’s original as possible.