Thanks to Helen Burchell at BBC Online News for the Headline
Thankfully common sense has prevailed at the former school of Samuel Pepys.
I really enjoy listening to Samuel Pepys’s diaries on audible, he was a brilliant man and diarist. He had many interests in science, literature and business and certainly was a man of his time. The diaries do convey his interest in the “ladies” , which often time he will fight and try and stay faithful to his wife. Very often he fails and he seems to have a fondness for theatre , which even he himself tries to ration on the basis of trying to be good and God fearing, using New Year resolutions and abstinence to stop him straying. He loved music and singing and was delighted when one of his young boys turned out to be an excellent musician and would accompany him on his outings. I think this young man lived in his house for a while, possibly until the plague reeked havoc with all their lives.
So maybe he wasn’t the best figurehead to hold up for “Pastoral Guidance ” to young people and it was great they all voted to acknowledge this while still appreciating him as a significant historical character. The School Building will still be called Pepys House in recognition of their past pupil.
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Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏
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