John Evelyn is, with Pepys and Wren, one of the great figures of 17th Century London.  Unlike Pepys, he was an avowed Royalist who hated Oliver Cromwell and all he stood for.  He went into exile with his King and gives a great description of Paris (see below).  Like Pepys, John Evelyn was a diarist … Continue reading John Evelyn Died February 27th 1706