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  1. The Private Life of Samuel Pepys

    The Private Life of Samuel Pepys is a 2003 Television in the United Kingdom British comedy television film directed by Oliver Parker and starring Steve Coogan , Lou Doillon and Nathaniel Parker . ref http ftvdb.bfi.org.uk sift title 781934 ref It portrayed the historical diarist Samuel Pepys . It was aired on BBC2 on 16 December 2003, drawing an audience of 2.9 million viewers. ref http www.guardian.co.uk media 2003 dec 17 overnights ref Cast Steve Coogan ... Samuel Pepys Lou Doillon ... Elizabeth Pepys Andrew Harrison ... Clerk Of The Court Alex Hassell ... Balty Andy Linden actor Andy Linden ... John Jones Ciar n McMenamin ... Will Hewer Guy Moore ... Captain John Scott Simon Munnery ... Mad Solomon Leon Ockenden ... Pembleton Nathaniel Parker ... Charles II Tim Pigott Smith ... Lord Shaftesbury Miranda Raison ... Deb Willet Sally Rogers ... Betty Bagwell Zoe Tapper ... Jane Danny Webb ... Edward Montagu References references External links imdb title 0390387 UK TV stub DEFAULTSORT Private Life of Samuel Pepys Category British television films Category 2003 television films Category English language films Category BBC television programmes ...   more details



  1. Samuel Pepys Cockerell

    Infobox architect name Samuel Pepys Cockerell image Samuel Pepys Cockerell by George Dance 1793.jpg nationality British birth date 1754 birth place death date 1827 death place practice significant buildings Sezincote House significant projects Bayswater awards Samuel Pepys Cockerell 1754 1827 was an England English architect . He was the son of John Cockerell, of Bishop s Hull, Somerset, and the brother of Sir Charles Cockerell, 1st Baronet , for whom he designed the house he is best known for, Sezincote House , Gloucestershire, where the uniquely Orientalizing features inspired the more extravagant fantasy of the Brighton Pavilion . ref John Betjeman , Sezincote, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire , Architectural Review 69 May 1931 161 66 ref ref Christopher Hussey , Sezincote , Country Life , 85 , 13 May and 20 May 1939 ref ref Edward Malins, Indian Influences on English Houses and Gardens ... , A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600 1840 , 3rd ed. 1995, s.v. Cockerell, Samuel Pepys . ref Through their mother they were great great nephews of the diarist Samuel Pepys . Cockerell ... office, also went on to become a famous architect. Samuel Pepys Cockerell is named on a plaque ... 06 18 Account of Samuel Pepys Cockerell relating to the sale of the estate of the Rev. Abraham Blackborne ... Company . It was Robert Blackborne who introduced Samuel Pepys the diarist to the son of Blackborne s sister, one William Hewer , who served Pepys as servant, then went on to work with him in the Admiralty and became a close friend. Finally, Samuel Pepys retired to his former servant s estate in Clapham , London, where Pepys died, naming Hewer his executor. Pepys nephew John Jackson, who inherited ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cockerell, Samuel Pepys ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1754 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1827 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Cockerell, Samuel Pepys ... mater, Magdalene College, Cambridge University , where they reside today see Pepys second Will and codicils ...   more details



  1. Pepys (disambiguation)

    Pepys may refer to Richard Pepys 1589 1659 , an English M.P. and Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, a remote cousin of the diarist s Samuel Pepys 1633 1703 , an English naval administrator, Member of Parliament, and diarist Elisabeth Pepys 1640 1669 , wife of Samuel Pepys William Haseldine Pepys 1775 1856 , an English scientist Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham 1781 1851 , a British lawyer, judge, and politician Henry Pepys 1783 1860 , a Church of England Bishop of Worcester Lady Rachel Pepys 1905 1992 , a Lady in Waiting to Princess Marina Charles Henry Pepys Harington 1910 2007 , an officer in the British Army George Christopher Cutts Pepys 1914 1974 , Bishop of Buckingham from 1964 to 1974 Mark Pepys , an English Head of Medicine at the Hampstead Campus and the Royal Free Hospital Pepys Street , in the City of London Pepys Library , of Magdalene College, Cambridge Pepys Island , a phantom island disambig surname ...   more details



  1. Pepys Library

    The Pepys Library of Magdalene College, Cambridge , is the personal library collected by Samuel Pepys which he bequeathed to the college following his death in 1703. File Pepys Library c1870.jpg thumb Pepys Library c1870 Pepys was a lifelong bibliophile and carefully nurtured his large collection of books, manuscripts, and prints. At his death, there were more than 3,000 volumes, including the diary, all carefully catalogued and indexed they form one of the most important surviving 17th century private library libraries . Pepys made detailed provisions in his will for the preservation of his book ... was revived after advice was sought from Robert Hooke in 1677. Samuel Pepys made three ... to the library. The library is housed in a room on the first floor of the Pepys Building in the second court of the college. It contains 3,000 books preserved in Pepys s own bookcases for them perhaps .... Image PepysLibraryCambridge.jpg thumb right 200px The Library is housed on the first floor of the Pepys ... are the six original bound manuscripts of Pepys s diary but there are other remarkable holdings, including ref http www.magd.cam.ac.uk pepys collection.html Pepys Library website ref Naval records compiled by Pepys when he was Secretary to the Admiralty, including two of the Anthony Roll s , illustrating the Royal Navy s ships circa 1546, including the Mary Rose Pepys own copy of Isaac Newton s Philosophi ... Pynson Sixty medieval manuscripts The Pepys Manuscript a late fifteenth century English choirbook ... , but it is best to contact the college for current times. Pepys Building Image Pepysian library engraving.jpg thumb right Engraving of the Pepys Library from Old England A Pictorial Museum by Charles Knight publisher Charles Knight , 1845 The Pepys Building is the principal ornament of the College ... Pepysiana 1724 which records the date of arrival of the library above it are painted Pepys s arms ... notes, by W. J. Carlton. External links http www.magd.cam.ac.uk pepys Pepys Library ...   more details



  1. Talbot Pepys

    Talbot Pepys 1583 &ndash 1 March 1666 was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England House of Commons in 1625. Pepys was the youngest son of John Pepys of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire and his wife Edith Talbot. He was baptised at Impington on 2 April 1583. ref name Venn Venn id PPS595T name Pepys, Talbot ref His mother died five months after his birth. He inherited the site of his father s mansion at Impington when he was just six years old in 1589. ref name tt http www.cambridgetimetraveller.com live index.php?option com content&view article&id 403 talbot pepys of impington hall and the middle temple&catid 37 histon&Itemid 53 Cambridge Time Traveller Talbot Pepys ref Pepys matriculated from King s College, Cambridge in 1595 and became a scholar of Trinity Hall, Cambridge in 1601. He was admitted at Middle Temple on 13 May 1605 and was called to the bar in 1613. In 1624 he was appointed Recorder legal office Recorder of Cambridge . ref name Venn In 1625, Pepys was elected Member of Parliament for Cambridge UK Parliament constituency Cambridge . ref name Willis Cite Notitia Parliamentaria converted 1 part 2 pages 229 239 ref He was Reader of Middle Temple in 1632 and Treasurer in 1640. ref name Venn Pepys was often visited by his great nephew Samuel Pepys the diarist and was considered a very wise man. ref name tt Pepys died at the age of 82 at Impington and was buried in Impington Church on 5 March 1666. ref name tt Pepys married firstly, Beatrice Castell, daughter of John Castell of Raveningham, Norfolk on 3 August 1617. They had five children. After Beatrice s death he married secondly Paulina, who died in 1626 and was buried at St Peter s Church in Cambridge ... Barker. ref name tt His son Roger Pepys Roger followed him as recorder of Cambridge and was also ... Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pepys, Talbot ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1583 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1 March 1666 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pepys, Talbot Category 1583 births ...   more details



  1. Pepys Manuscript

    Image PepysManuscript.jpg thumb 200px A page from the Pepys Manuscript, showing its notable lack of embellishment The Pepys Manuscript is a late fifteenth century England English choirbook . Along with the Ritson Manuscript it is much less elaborate than the Eton Choirbook Eton , Lambeth Choirbook Lambeth and Caius Choirbook s, it contains shorter and simpler pieces which appear to have been written for smaller and less able choirs. The book received its name because it was part of the collection owned by Samuel Pepys . He described it as containing monkish music of Edward IV of England Edward IV s time, but it appears on internal evidence to have been begun a year or two earlier. It was likely completed after 1465, as it contains music ascribed to Sir William Hawte also referred to as a Knight who was knighted in that year. References http www.hoasm.org IVM choirbookpepysetc.html HOASM.org Category 15th century books Category Renaissance music Category Books on English music Category Renaissance music manuscript sources it Manoscritto Pepys ...   more details



  1. Elisabeth Pepys

    predecessor successor party boards religion spouse Samuel Pepys partner children parents relatives signature website footnotes Elisabeth Pepys Elisabeth de St. Michel 1640 1669 was the wife of Samuel Pepys , whom she married in 1655, shortly before her fifteenth birthday. Her father, Alexandre de ... Anne Kingsmill Finch . Elisabeth in Samuel Pepys Diary Much of the information on Elisabeth comes from her Samuel Pepys husband s diary. Samuel remembered their wedding day in great detail, even ... The Diary of Samuel Pepys , 25 April 1663. ref Samuel s affection towards Elisabeth can be seen prominently ... own orders. References Reflist External links wikisource author Samuel Pepys There are also two encyclopedic sites about Samuel Pepys, including information on his wife Mentions of http www.pepysdiary.com p 150.php Elisabeth Pepys in the entries so far published in the on going serialisation of Pepys s Diary. http www.pepys.info Duncan Grey s pages on Pepys Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pepys, Elisabeth ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 23 October 1640 ...Infobox Person name Elisabeth Pepys image Elizabeth Pepys.jpg image size caption Elisabeth Pepys in a stipple ... Portrait Gallery website Elizabeth sic Pepys ref birth name birth date Birth date 1640 10 23 df yes ... a religious ceremony had been held. It is well known that Samuel himself was unfaithful ... wife throughout their relationship. When they were away from each other Samuel greatly missed Elisabeth, and although they split shortly after marrying for several months, this was possibly due to Samuel ... Yard. Samuel s changeable feelings for Elisabeth can be seen throughout his diary. A resentful ... Elliot, 3rd May 1669 70 ref After the death of Elisabeth, Samuel commissioned the erection ... DEFAULTSORT Pepys, Elisabeth Category 1640 births Category 1669 deaths Category People from Bideford Category 17th century English people de Elisabeth Pepys ...   more details



  1. Henry Pepys

    Henry Pepys 18 April 1783 13 November 1860 was a Church of England Bishop of Worcester . Biography Pepys was born in Wimpole Street , London, the son of Sir William Weller Pepys ref Pronounced peppis , not peeps in this branch of the family. Gillian Avery Introduction. In The Journal of Emily Pepys London Prospect Books, 1984. ISBN 0907325246 , p. 11. ref 1740 41 1825 , a master in chancery, who was descended from John Pepys, of Cottenham , Cambridgeshire , the great grandfather of Samuel Pepys the diarist. ref Joyce Hemlow, ed. The Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney Madame d Arblay . IV West Humble 1797 1801 London OUP, 1973 , pp. 180 81 Pepys family tree. In The Journal of Emily... , p. 11. ref He was the younger brother of Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham . He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge , graduating B.A. in 1804, and, then, migrated as a fellow to St. John s College, Cambridge proceeding to M.A. 1807, B.D. 1814, and D.D. 1840. ref Venn PPS800H ref Pepys was rector of Aspenden , Hertfordshire, from 12 June 1818 to 28 April 1827, and held with it the college ..., on 13 November 1860. Pepys married, on 27 January 1824, Maria Sullivan, third daughter of the Right ... year. Four of their children lived to adulthood Philip Henry Pepys 1824 1886 , registrar of the London court of bankruptcy, who married Louisa Eleanor Anne Disbrowe. Maria Louisa Pepys born 1827 , who ... Ingram , a future bishop of London . Herbert George Pepys 1830 1918 , honorary canon of Worcester, who married Louisa Harriet Isaac. Emily Pepys 1833 1877 , a child diarist, who married Rev. Hon. William Henry Lyttelton. ref Pepys family tree... ref Publications The Remains of the late Viscount ... Two single sermons References Reflist colwidth 33em Attribution DNB wstitle Pepys, Henry ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pepys, Henry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION English bishop DATE OF BIRTH 1783 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1860 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pepys ...   more details



  1. Roger Pepys

    Roger Pepys 3 May 1617 4 October 1688 was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England House of Commons from 1661 to 1678. Pepys was born at Heydon, Norfolk , the son of Talbot Pepys of Impington, Cambridgeshire and his wife Beatrice Castell, daughter of John Castell of Raveningham, Norfolk. He was educated at The Perse School Cambridge under Mr Lovering and was admitted at Christ s College, Cambridge on 17 April 1635. He was admitted at the Middle Temple on 4 November 1634 and was called to the bar in 1641. His cousin Samuel Pepys considered him to be too simple to be a useful lawyer. ref name HOP http www.historyofparliamentonline.org volume 1660 1690 member pepys roger 1617 88 History of Parliament Pepys Roger ref He became recorder legal office recorder of Cambridge in 1660 ref name Venn Venn id PPS635R name Pepys, Roger ref when his father gave up that position. In 1661, Pepys was elected Member of Parliament for Cambridge UK Parliament constituency Cambridge in the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1678. He was active in various bills in his early years in the house, particularly the plague bill in 1665. He objected to the precedence given to the vice chancellor of Cambridge University over the mayor, and acted as teller for an amendment. He was chairman in regard to the bills for establishing the London Fire Court and against atheism and profanity. He stood at the election in 1679 but was defeated. ref name HOP He became a bencher of his Inn in 1664. In 1679 he was removed from his post as recorder for acting in conjunction with the factious party against the court and loyal interest. ref name Venn Pepys died at the af of 71 and was buried at Impington. ref name Venn Pepys married four times. He married firstly Anne Banks, daughter of Luke ... s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pepys, Roger ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... Pepys, Roger Category 1617 births Category 1688 deaths Category People educated at The Perse School ...   more details



  1. Pepys Street

    Pepys Street is a street in the City of London , linking Seething Lane in the west to Cooper s Row in the east. Savage Gardens crosses the street. When the Port of London Authority Building was erected in 1923, Colchester Street was extended to Seething Lane and renamed after the diarist Samuel Pepys , who lived there during the Great Fire of London . ref Cite book last Smith first A. year 1970 title Dictionary of City of London Street Names publisher David & Charles isbn 0715348809 page 159 ref The modern Pepys Street is home to hotels and offices. The nearest London Underground station is Tower Hill tube station Tower Hill and the nearest Docklands Light Railway station is Tower Gateway DLR station Tower Gateway . The mainline railway terminus Fenchurch Street railway station Fenchurch Street is also close by. See also List of eponymous roads in London References Reflist coord 51.510739 N 0.077984 W region GB display title Category Streets in the City of London ...   more details



  1. Richard Pepys

    and Baronetage, 107th edition Samuel Pepys, Diary s start s par en succession box title Member of Parliament ...Sir Richard Pepys 2 July 1589 2 January 1659 was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England House of Commons in 1640 and was Lord Chief Justice of Ireland . He was a cousin of the father of Samuel Pepys the diarist. Pepys was born at Steeple Bumpstead Bunstead , Essex the son of John Pepys of Cottenham , Cambridgeshire and his wife Elizabeth Bendish, daughter of John Bendish of Bowes Hall, Essex. He entered Middle Temple in 1609 and was called to the bar in 1617. He was a bencher of his inn in 1636 and acted as reader in 1640. ref name Ball http books.google.com books?id rqeSXWqKAD8C&pg PA341&lpg PA341&dq 22Richard Pepys 22 Sudbury&source bl&ots gl 3adVSqo&sig o07Pf 0iPYqpNFxzEMSwA89rJjA&hl en&ei 0 0RTdO MY 5hAfZ79y3Dg&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 7&ved 0CEAQ6AEwBjgK v onepage&q 22Richard 20Pepys 22 20Sudbury&f false F. Elrington Ball The Judges in Ireland, 1221 1921 ref In April 1640, Pepys was elected Member of Parliament for Sudbury UK Parliament constituency Sudbury in the Short Parliament . ref name Willis Cite Notitia Parliamentaria converted 1 part 2 pages 229 239 ref He was active in local government, attending meetings of the County Committee for Suffolk between 1642 and 1648. ref http books.google.com books?id 9z NHMjJ9hoC&pg PA145&lpg PA145&dq 22Richard Pepys 22 Sudbury&source bl&ots yd ZcYDI9&sig E0Mjl7 jdUOOEMEjNa5jzP4KZ8k&hl ... Pepys 22 Sudbury&source bl&ots C A1WTcVx &sig I4l7 Qvmw812jEBqq60bwE7f71g&hl en&ei iukRTaz1McPChAeFkqW4Dg ... Cathedral, Dublin . ref name Ball Pepys married firstly Judith Cutte, daughter of Sir William Cutte ... books?id tcM40zgdAZgC&pg PA117&lpg PA117&dq 22Richard Pepys 22 Sudbury&source bl&ots xKBuiPFl0f ... s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pepys, Richard ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... Pepys, Richard Category 1589 births Category 1659 deaths Category Members of the Parliament ...   more details



  1. Pepys Island

    Infobox islands name Pepys Island image name Pepys island.JPG thumb image caption Pepys Island in detail William Hacke, 1699, Collection of Original Voyages locator map Seale 1744.png thumb map caption Pepys Island depicted on an 18th century map R.W.  Seale, ca.  1745, fragment nickname location coordinates archipelago total islands major islands area km2 length km width km highest mount elevation m population population as of density km2 ethnic groups country additional info Pepys Island IPAc en icon p i p s is a phantom island , said to lie about convert 230 nmi mi km north of the Falkland Islands at 47 S. ref James Burney, http books.google.co.uk books?id GgIoAAAAYAAJ&pg PR7&lpg PR7&dq 22Pepys Island 22 wikipedia&source bl&ots DnSP 4dMSd&sig 4ixTRtsxF rTTWkZgsX4tH4mlsw&hl en&ei bFRMTPv8J47w0wTA7uyECw&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 7&ved 0CDQQ6AEwBg v onepage&q 22Pepys 20Island 22 20 wikipedia&f false A Chronological History of the Discoveries in the South Sea Or Pacific Ocean accessed 25 July 2010 ref In December 1683 the British corsair William Ambrose Cowle y , master of the Bachelor s Delight , a ship of 40 guns proceeding on a circumnavigation of the globe, discovered at a latitude stated as 47 S a previously uncharted and unpopulated island in the South Atlantic which he named Pepys Island , for Samuel Pepys , Secretary of the Admiralty. His companion on the voyage, William Dampier, considered the sighting to be the Sebaldinas Islands , an alternative ... Viedma , p. 19 28, and Apuntes hist ricos de la Isla Pepys , p. 33 36 with facsimile map, both authored ... named Pepys. It is a good place for fresh water and tinder. Its harbour is excellent with safe anchorage ... Jorge Juan, head of the Department of the Navy. They identified Pepys Island as being synonymous ... geo stub de Pepys Island es Isla Pepys fr le Pepys it Pepys Island he nl Pepys eiland pt Ilha Pepys ...   more details



  1. Emily Pepys

    Samuel Pepys and the niece of Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham . ref ODNB entry for Henry Pepys http www.oxforddnb.com view article 21903 Retrieved 21 August 2011. Subscription ...Emily Pepys 1833 1877 was an English child diarist. ref Amazon journal listing http www.amazon.com Journal Emily Pepys dp 0907325246. Retrieved 21 August 2011. ref Family Emily was born on 9 August 1833, ref http www.nationalarchives.gov.uk a2a records.aspx?cat 150 cfgm 1&cid 0 0 Retrieved 21 August 2011. ref at Westmill , Hertfordshire , where her father was rector at that time. Her father, Henry Pepys this branch of the family pronounced the name peppis , not peeps , 1783 1860 , was created Anglican bishop of Diocese of Sodor and Man Sodor and Man in 1840 and translated only a year later to Anglican Diocese of Worcester Worcester . He played a minor political role as a Liberal Party UK Liberal in the House of Lords . Her mother, Maria Pepys 1786 1885 , was the daughter of John Sullivan, a Privy Council of the United Kingdom privy councillor ref http thepeerage.com p2400.htm i23999 Retrieved 21 August 2011. ref and a commissioner of the Board of Control . She was the youngest of their four surviving children. ref Gillian Avery Introduction . In The Journal of Emily Pepys London Prospect Books, 1984. ISBN 0 907325 24 6 , p. 11. ref Emily Pepys married Rev. Hon. William Henry Lyttelton 1820 1884 , rector of Hagley , Worcestershire, and son of William Lyttelton, 3rd Baron Lyttelton ... Retrieved 21 August 2011. ref Journal The Journal of Emily Pepys itself takes up 60 printed pages ... named Emily Pepys on the website of a London gallery. This may depict the diarist, or possibly her namesake and cousin, Lady Emily Harriet Pepys 1829 1891 , author of a pair of tales for young people ... . NAME Pepys, Emily ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION child diarist, clergyman s wife DATE ..., UK DEFAULTSORT Pepys, Emily Category 1833 births Category 1877 deaths Category 19th ...   more details



  1. Mark Pepys

    Infobox scientist name Sir Mark Pepys field Amyloid and Amyloidosis work institution University College London image image size caption birth name birth date birth place death date death place death cause residence other names known for education MBBS, PhD alma mater University of Cambridge employer occupation title Professor salary networth height weight term predecessor successor party boards religion spouse partner children parents relatives signature website footnotes nationality British Sir Mark Brian Pepys Fellow of the Royal Society FRS was until 2011 Professor of Medicine at University College London and Head of Medicine at the Hampstead Campus and the Royal Free Hospital. He won the GlaxoSmithKline Prize in 2007 for his excellent work as a clinical scientist who has identified specific proteins as new therapeutic targets and developed novel drugs with potential use in amyloidosis, Alzheimer s disease and cardiovascular disease . ref cite web url http royalsociety.org page.asp?id 1776 title The Royal Society GlaxoSmithKline Prize and Lecture 1976 2002 publisher royalsociety.org accessdate 2009 04 03 last first ref Mark Pepys finished his early education at the University of Cambridge , and then qualified as a medical doctor at UCL Medical School University College London Medical School . He then returned to Cambridge to do a PhD in Immunology in 1973. In 1999 he became director of the University College London Centre for Amyloidosis and Acute Phase Proteins. Mark Pepys has recently won the 2008 Ernst Chain Prize for his work on amyloid diseases, established by Imperial College London in recognition of leaders in their fields. Pepys was Knight Bachelor knighted in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to biomedicine. ref LondonGazette issue 60009 date 31 December 2011 startpage 1 supp yes ref References reflist England scientist stub DEFAULTSORT Pepys, Mark Category ... of Trinity College, Cambridge Category Knights Bachelor Persondata NAME Pepys, Mark ALTERNATIVE NAMES ...   more details



  1. Christopher Pepys

    Use dmy dates date April 2012 George Christopher Pepys Cutts 29 June 1914 4 April 1974 was, from 1964 to 1974, the fifth Bishop of Buckingham in the Church of England . Pepys was educated at Winchester College and Oriel College, Oxford ref Who s Who 1970 London, A & C Black , 1971 ISBN 0713611405 ref and studied for ordination at Ripon College Cuddesdon before a Curate curacy at St John the Divine s Kennington . ref http www.mcmorran.org sites sjdk Parish website ref After wartime service in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve RNVR he was successively Rector of Hartfield, Sussex , ref http listsearches.rootsweb.com th read SUSSEX PLUS 1999 10 0938769983 Details of incumbents ref Vicar of St Mark s Portsea and, before his ordination to the episcopate , Rural Dean of Liverpool . ref Rural Dean Of Liverpool To Be A Bishop Official Appointments and Notices , The Times , 25 March 1964. p16 ref He died in post in 1974. He was survived by his wife, Elizabeth d. 2009 , who later married another Church of England Bishop, Michael Mann bishop Michael Mann . ref http www.telegraph.co.uk news obituaries religion obituaries 8987312 The Right Reverend Michael Mann.html ref References references Portal Anglicanism S start S rel en S bef before Gordon David Savage S ttl title Bishop of Buckingham years 1964 &ndash 1974 S aft after Simon Hedley Burrows End Bishops of Buckingham Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pepys, George Christopher Cutts ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British bishop DATE OF BIRTH 29 June 1914 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 4 April 1974 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pepys, George Christopher Cutts Category 1914 births Category Old Wykehamists Category Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford Category Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Category Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon Category Bishops of Buckingham Category 1974 deaths Category Royal Navy chaplains ChurchofEngland bishop stub ...   more details



  1. Pepys' Diary (song)

    Orphan date February 2008 Infobox Song See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name Pepys Diary Cover Caption Artist Benny Hill Album Released 1961 Genre Pop music Pop Length 3 11 Composer Benny Hill Label Pye Records Pye Producer Tony Hatch Pepys Diary is a comic song written and performed by Benny Hill . Written to spoof a then current TV series about the diarist Samuel Pepys starring Peter Sallis , it was one of Hill s favourites amongst his compositions. Hill performed it on his show The Benny Hill Show in 1958, 1971 and 1989 The song has a suitably English Restoration restoration style arrangement with harpsichord and woodwind . It begins with the verse A shy young maid has took a room down at the village inn br Her bedside light is oh so bright and the curtains oh so thin br She enters the room at nine o clock, at half past nine she sleeps br Lord Clarendon walks quickly on, but naughty Samuel peeps Hill then goes on to recount various innuendo laden adventures of Samuel Pepys, insisting Yes, we know it s right It s in black and white And it s all written down in his diary The song appeared as the B side of Hill s top 12 hit Gather In The Mushrooms References Mark Lewisohn Lewisohn, Mark Funny Peculiar The True Story of Benny Hill , Pan 2003, ISBN 0 330 39340 5 1960s song stub Category Comedy songs Category British songs Category Benny Hill songs ...   more details



  1. Newton?Pepys problem

    The Newton Pepys problem is a probability problem concerning the probability of throwing sixes from a certain number of dice. ref name wolfram MathWorld urlname Newton PepysProblem title Newton Pepys Problem ref In 1693 Samuel Pepys and Isaac Newton corresponded over a problem posed by Pepys in relation to a gambling wager he planned to make. The problem was Which of the following three propositions has the greatest chance of success? A. Six fair dice are tossed independently and at least one 6 appears. B. Twelve fair dice are tossed independently and at least two 6 s appear. C. Eighteen fair dice are tossed independently and at least three 6 s appear. ref http galton.uchicago.edu faculty stigler pubs IsaacNewtonProb final.html Isaac Newton as a Probabilist , Stephen Stigler, University of Chicago ref Pepys initially thought that outcome C had the highest probability, but Newton correctly concluded that outcome A actually has the highest probability. Solution The probabilities of outcomes A, B and C are ref name wolfram math P A 1 left frac 5 6 right 6 frac 31031 46656 approx 0.6651 , , math math P B 1 sum x 0 1 binom 12 x left frac 1 6 right x left frac 5 6 right 12 x frac 1346704211 2176782336 approx 0.6187 , , math math P C 1 sum x 0 2 binom 18 x left frac 1 6 right x left frac 5 6 right 18 x frac 15166600495229 25389989167104 approx 0.5973 , . math These results may be obtained by applying the binomial distribution although Newton obtained them from first principles . In general, if P N is the probability of throwing at least n sixes with 6 n dice, then math P N 1 sum x 0 n 1 binom 6n x left frac 1 6 right x left frac 5 6 right 6n x , . math As n grows, P N decreases monotonically towards an asymptotic limit of 1 2. Example in R The solution outlined above can be implemented in R as follows source lang rsplus p as.numeric 1 6 s c 1, 2, 3 for i in s x 0 n 6 i for j ... the odds of each bet, he provided a separate intuitive explanation to Pepys. He imagined that B ...   more details



  1. Lady Rachel Pepys

    Lady Rachel Pepys , Royal Victorian Order DCVO 27 June 1905 &ndash 17 August 1992 was a Lady in Waiting to Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent from 1943 &ndash 1968. ref http www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk online content Norfolk1483.htm Norfolk, Duke of E, 1483 Bot generated title ref Born Mary Rachel Fitzalan Howard , she was the eldest child of the Henry Fitzalan Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk 15th Duke of Norfolk and his wife, Gwendolen Fitzalan Howard, Duchess of Norfolk Gwendolen . On 31 July 1939, she married Lt. Col. Colin Davidson and they had two children Duncan Henry Davidson b. 1941 and Harriet Mary b. 1942 , who married Michael Sefi , the current Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection . Lady Rachel s first husband was killed in Tunisia during World War II and on 9 November 1961, she married Brig. Anthony Pepys, who died six years later. She retired from the Duchess of Kent s household a year later and died in 1992, aged 87. References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pepys, Lady Rachel ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 27 June 1905 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 17 August 1992 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pepys, Lady Rachel Category British Roman Catholics Category English Roman Catholics Category Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Category Daughters of British dukes Category Howard family English aristocracy Rachel Pepys Category 1905 births Category 1992 deaths Category Place of birth missing Category Place of death missing UK noble stub ...   more details



  1. William Haseldine Pepys

    William Haseldine Pepys Geological Society of London FGS 23 March 1775 July 1856 Fellow of the Royal Society FRS was an English scientist and founder of learned institutions who contributed significantly to the advancement of the chemical and physical sciences during the first half of the nineteenth century. Pepys was born in London , the son of William Pepys and his wife Laetitia Weedon. He was descended from Richard Pepys MP cousin of the diarist. ref http freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com pepys pepysons pepys pafg08.htm 71C Pepys genealogy ref His father was a cutler and maker of surgical instruments and Pepys was apprenticed to his father as a cutler on 16 April 1789. ref London Apprentices ref He was released on 10 May 1796 and became a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Cutlers ... teUEAAAAQAAJ&printsec titlepage&dq 22W H Pepys 22&source gbs summary s&cad 0 William Crookes, F.R.S. ... of the Geological Society of London . In his own research, Pepys worked on soda water ... H Pepys 22&source gbs summary s&cad 0 Royal Institution of Great Britain Description of a new Construction ... died in 1805 and Pepys extended his father s business into making instruments for the philosophical discipline. Pepys own application of electrolysis, linked to his business, was shown in his attempts to melt platinum by the discharge from his very large batteries. In 1805 Pepys made some fruit knives ... J. Weindling A gesture by William Hasleden Pepys, cutler and instrument maker Platinum Metals Review 1982, 26 1 34 37 ref In 1806 Pepys was prominent in the founding of the London Institution and was an original ... because of the ingenious apparatus invented and designed by Pepys. He was active in the management .... ref http cat.inist.fr ?aModele afficheN&cpsidt 14786532 ref Pepys married Lydia Walton in 1815 and they had ... Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pepys, William Haseldine ALTERNATIVE ... DEFAULTSORT Pepys, William Haseldine Category 1775 births Category 1856 deaths Category English scientists ...   more details



  1. Frederick Pepys Cockerell

    Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox architect name Frederick Pepys Cockerell image caption nationality British birth date March 1833 birth place 87 Eaton Square, London death date 4 November 1878 death place 66 rue Fran ois, Paris practice significant buildings Freemasons Hall, London Freemasons Hall , London 1861 significant projects awards Frederick Pepys Cockerell March 1833, 87 Eaton Square, London 4 November 1878, 66 rue Fran ois, Paris was a British architect. He was the second son of Charles Robert Cockerell , also an architect, whose favour for French architecture and sculpture in architecture was a major influence on Frederick. Life He studied at Winchester College and at King s College London , and spent time sketching and training in France in 1850 and 1851 53 before returning to join his father s architecture practice in 1856. He entered the 1863 competition to design the Albert memorial, and that in 1866 to design the National Gallery, though he won neither of them. The Royal Institute of British Architects elected him an associate member in 1860, a fellow in 1864, and honorary secretary in 1871. He was a trustee of Sir John Soane s Museum as well as a member of the Athenaeum Club, London Athenaeum Club . In 1867 Cockerell married Mary Mulock, daughter of Thomas Homan Mulock of Bellair, King s county the couple had six children. His sudden death in Paris in 1878 was followed by a funeral procession followed by the French architects Duc, Hector Lefuel Lefuel , Hardy, Pelechet, Honor Daumet Daumet , and Joseph Auguste mile Vaudremer Vaudremer and burial at the Auteuil cemetery, Paris. Works memorial column at Castle Howard Freemasons Hall, London Freemasons Hall , London 1861 gallery of the Society of Painters in Water Colours , Piccadilly Lythe Hill , Surrey 1868 Crawley Court , Hampshire 1877 demolished Woodcote Hall , Shropshire 1876 , Blessingbourne ... 78 References ODNBweb id 5782 title Cockerell, Frederick Pepys Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia ...   more details



  1. Charles Henry Pepys Harington

    Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox military person name Charles Henry Pepys Harrington birth date 1910 death date 13 February 2007 aged 96 97 birth place Royal Tunbridge Wells Tunbridge Wells death place placeofburial placeofburial label Place of burial image Image CharlesHarington.jpg caption nickname allegiance UK serviceyears 1930&ndash 1971 rank General officer General branch British Army commands 1st Bn Manchester Regiment br 1st Bn Parachute Regiment United Kingdom Parachute Regiment br 49th Infantry Brigade United Kingdom 49th Infantry Brigade br School of Infantry br 3rd Mechanised Division United Kingdom 3rd Division br Staff College, Camberley br Middle East Command unit battles Second World War br Mau Mau Uprising br Aden Emergency awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath br Commander of the Order of the British Empire br Distinguished Service Order br Military Cross relations laterwork General Sir Charles Henry Pepys Harington Order of the Bath GCB , Order of the British Empire CBE , Distinguished Service Order DSO , Military Cross MC 1910 Times says 30 January Telegraph says 5 May &ndash 13 February 2007 was an officer in the British Army . He served in the British Expeditionary Force World War II British Expeditionary Force and in Normandy in the Second World War . He was later Commander in Chief of the three service Middle East Command from 1963 to 1965, based at Aden . He ended his Army career as Chief of Personnel and Logistics at the UK Ministry of Defence from 1968 to 1971. Early life and career Harington was born in Royal Tunbridge Wells Tunbridge Wells , into a military family. He was related to General Sir Charles Harington Harington , the commander in Constantinople in 1922 during the Chanak crisis . His father, Lieutenant Colonel Herbert ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Harington, Charles Henry Pepys ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... 13 February 2007 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Harington, Charles Henry Pepys Category 1910 births ...   more details



  1. Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham

    Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham Her Majesty s Most Honourable Privy Council PC Queen s Counsel KC 29 ... Pepys, 1st Baronet, a Court of Chancery master in chancery , who was descended from John Pepys, of Cottenham , Cambridgeshire , a great uncle of Samuel Pepys the diarist. Educated at Harrow School Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge , Pepys was called to the bar, Lincoln s Inn in 1804. ref Venn id PPS797CC name Pepys, Charles Christopher ref Legal and political career Practicing at the chancery ... son, Charles. Lady Cottenham died in April 1868, aged 66. His niece Emily Pepys 1833 1887 , daughter of Henry Pepys , bishop of Anglican Diocese of Worcester Worcester , was a child diarist. References reflist External links Hansard contribs sir charles pepys the Earl of Cottenham s start s par uk s bef ... 2 after Charles Pepys, 2nd Earl of Cottenham Charles Edward Pepys s ttl title Earl of Cottenham Baron ... Baronet br of Juniper Hill years 1833 &ndash 1851 s aft after Charles Pepys, 2nd Earl of Cottenham Charles Edward Pepys s reg uk bt s bef before William Pepys s ttl title Earl of Cottenham Baronet br of London years 1825 &ndash 1851 s aft after Charles Pepys, 2nd Earl of Cottenham Charles Edward Pepys end Lord Chancellor Masters of the Rolls Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cottenham, Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 29 April 1781 ... DEFAULTSORT Cottenham, Charles Pepys, 1st Earl Of Category Lord Chancellors of Great Britain Category ... Pepys, 1. hrabia Cottenham ...   more details



  1. Samuel

    About other persons named Samuel Samuel name the Biblical books Books of Samuel Infobox saint name Samuel ... imagesize 220px caption Infant Samuel by Joshua Reynolds 1723 death place titles Prophet, Seer ... patronage major shrine Tomb of Samuel , Jerusalem suppressed date issues prayer prayer attrib Samuel ... s m y l ref Hebrew name Shmu el m l lang el Samou l lang la Samuel lang ar ... ancient Israel in the Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible . He is also known as a prophet and is mentioned in the Qur an . ref http www.guidedways.com search keyword Samuel translator 5.htm Al Baqara ... of Samuel, he also anointed the first two kings of the Kingdom of Israel united monarchy Kingdom of Israel ... son Samuel to the priest Eli bible Eli ca.1665 Family Samuel s mother was Hannah Bible Hannah and his ... of Samuel , the name of a priest of Shiloh Biblical Shiloh , and one of the last Biblical judges ... the child to God. Subsequently Hannah becomes pregnant her child is Samuel. After he is weaned, she leaves him in Eli s care. Elkanah is Samuel s father and lives at Ramah in Benjamin Ramah 1 Sam. 1 19 ... to the genealogical tables, Elkanah was, a Levite , a fact otherwise not mentioned in the books of Samuel ... E Jewishencyclopedia.com ref Name According to Bibleverse 1 Samuel 1 20 HE , Hannah Bible Hannah named Samuel in memory of her requesting a child from God and God listening. Samuel is translated as Heard ... and El as the subject . ref http www.behindthename.com php view.php?name samuel Behind the Name Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Samuel Bot generated title ref Samuel in the Hebrew root word is sha al which is mentioned seven times in 1 Samuel 1 and once as sha ul 1 28 , which is Saul s name in Hebrew. Coogan suggests that Saul s birth narrative was transferred to Samuel by the Deuteronomist ... of 13, Samuel heard a voice calling his name. According to the Jewish historian Josephus , Samuel was about ... he wished to say. Eli, however, sent Samuel back to sleep. After this happened three times Eli realized ...   more details



  1. Samuel Samuel

    Samuel Samuel 7 April 1855 23 October 1934 ref name rayment w1 Rayment hc w 1 date March 2012 ref ref name rayment p2 Rayment hc p 2 date March 2012 ref was a United Kingdom British businessman and Conservative Party UK Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1913 to 1934. Samuel founded Samuel Samuel & Co in Yokohama , Japan , in partnership with his elder brother Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted Marcus Samuel , creator of the Shell Transport and Trading company . The opening of this trading company helped paved the way for the industrialization of Japan . Samuel unsuccessfully contested Leeds West UK Parliament constituency Leeds West at the United Kingdom general election, 1906 1906 and United Kingdom general election, January 1910 January 1910 general election s, ref name craig1885 1918 cite book last Craig first F. W. S. authorlink F. W. S. Craig title British parliamentary election results 1885 1918 origyear 1974 edition 2nd year 1989 publisher Parliamentary Research Services location Chichester isbn 0 900178 27 2 page 135 ref and was unsuccessful again in Sunderland UK Parliament constituency Sunderland at the United Kingdom general election, December 1910 December 1910 general election . ref Craig, British parliamentary election results 1885 1918 , page 197 ref He was elected as the Member of Parliament MP for Wandsworth UK Parliament constituency Wandsworth at a by election in June 1913, following the resignation ... until his death in October 1934, aged 79. References reflist External links Hansard contribs mr samuel samuel Samuel Samuel S start s par uk s bef before Sir Henry Kimber, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Kimber ... after Marcus Reginald Anthony Samuel Marcus Samuel succession box title Oldest Member of Parliament ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Samuel, Samuel ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British politician ... Samuel, Samuel Category English Jews Category English businesspeople Category 1855 births Category ...   more details



  1. Samuel Cooper

    Other people Samuel Cooper Image Samuel Cooper.jpg thumb right 200px Samuel Cooper Image Cooper, Oliver Cromwell.jpg thumb 150px Unfinished portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell , c.   1650. Samuel Cooper 1609 &ndash May 5, 1672 was an England English portrait miniature miniature Painting painter , and younger brother of Alexander Cooper . Life He is believed to have been born in London , and was a nephew of John Hoskins painter John Hoskins , the miniature painter, by whom he was educated. sfn Chisholm 1911 He lived in Henrietta Street, ref Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, is roughly parallel to and about halfway between Floral Street and the Strand, London . ref Covent Garden , and frequented the Covent Garden Coffee House. Samuel Pepys , who makes many references to him, tells us he ... by Pepys to paint a portrait of Mrs Pepys, for which he charged 30. He is known to have painted ... to his decease is in the following words Sunday, May 5, 1672 Mr Samuel Cooper, the most famous limner ..., There is urgent demand for a memoir of Samuel Cooper. The details of his life are hardly ... on Samuel Cooper title Portrait miniatures from the time of Holbein 1531 to that of Sir William ... books?id SAxDAAAAIAAJ&pg PA36 ref References reflist Attribution Cite EB1911 wstitle Cooper, Samuel ... Cooper, Samuel 1609 1672 year 1887 pages p. 148 url http books.google.com books?id J8YcAQAAIAAJ&pg ... www.vam.ac.uk collections paintings miniatures artists hoskins index.html title From John Hoskins to Samuel Cooper work Paintings & Drawings accessdate 2007 08 21 1911 article Samuel Cooper url http www.1911encyclopedia.org Samuel Cooper Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cooper, Samuel ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Cooper, Samuel Category 1609 births Category 1672 deaths Category People from Covent Garden Category English painters Category Portrait miniaturists de Samuel Cooper Maler eo Samuel Cooper fr Samuel Cooper nl Samuel Cooper sv Samuel Cooper ...   more details




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