Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody.

Samuel Pepys

About Samuel Pepys

Portrait of Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys (; 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English diarist and naval administrator. He served as administrator of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament and is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade. Pepys had no maritime experience, but he rose to...