The Diary of John Evelyn

Scholar, scientist, gardener, architect, founder of the Royal Society and friend of the great, John Evelyn is famous today for his diary which chronicles the events of a long life from the execution of Charles I to the accession of Queen Anne. As an influential courtier, Evelyn observed the personal and amorous life of Charles II in particular detail, and the diaries contain vivid portraits of Nell Gwyn and other royal mistresses. James II, the Dukes of Monmouth and Marlborough, and Judge Jeffre...

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