As the Great Fire of London swept through the city in 1666, destroying over 13,000 houses in its wake, the now-famed diarist Samuel Pepys was on a mission. On the third day of the fire, while London experienced a panicked mass exodus, Samuel Pepys joined forces with a friend, dug a hole and buried his Parmesan cheese for safekeeping.
Samuel Pepys has principally been remembered for the diary he kept between 1660 and 1669, which has provided profound insight into the everyday life of 17th-century London. Besides a vivid account of the Great Fire of London , the diary of Samuel Pepys has also been remembered for its candid details about Pepys’ various infidelities.… Lês fierder