I subscribe to Samuel Pepys’ diary. Every evening I get an installment that corresponds to the same day and date that he wrote, 353 years ago. And every once in awhile he writes an entry that is really notable. Such… Read More
City streets could be very dark in the days before street lamps. On moonless nights, citizens in 18th century European cities could hire a “link boy” to light the way, whether to precede the passenger who was on foot, or… Read More