Author Archives for Moritz Th.

February 22, 2022 12:10 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

“(…) mit Geschmack und Sorglichkeit gekleideten und trotz ihrer hohen Fünfzig noch sehr gut aussehenden Dame (…) ihre Corpulenz (…) ein wenig asthmatische Dame (…)...


February 21, 2022 3:04 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Samuel Pepys, mittellos gestartet, erarbeitet sich in der zweiten Hälfte des 17.Jahrhunderts eine einflussreiche Position im Amt für Marine der britischen Regierung, und ein –...


February 20, 2022 12:23 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

“He had no real home of his own (…); no children to carry his name forward and keep his memory alive; instead, many dependants, many...


February 13, 2022 10:22 am Published by Leave your thoughts

“Pepys made another vow to leave women alone and this time kept it until it ran out on 15 May.”


February 12, 2022 5:43 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

“His hostility and aggression take on particularly dark colours when he describes himself making sexual advances to Penn’s daughter Pegg.”