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    EI Portraits — Nehemiah Wallington: Puritan chronicler who had far less fun than Pepys

    EI Portraits — Nehemiah Wallington: Puritan chronicler who had far less fun than Pepys

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    EI Portraits — Nehemiah Wallington: Puritan chronicler who had far less fun than Pepys

    FromEngelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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    Length:
    13 minutes
    Released:
    Apr 25, 2024
    Format:
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    Vanessa Harding on the God-fearing diarist Nehemiah Wallington whose personality was far removed from the cosmopolitanism of Samuel Pepys, his fast-living contemporary. Read by Sebastian Brown.

    Image: An excerpt from Nehemiah Wallington's diary, dated 1654. Credit: Folger Shakespeare Library. 
    Released:
    Apr 25, 2024
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    The Engelsberg Ideas Podcast brings together the best writers, thinkers and historians to discuss the biggest issues facing the world today. Hosted by Iain Martin, Adam Boulton and Mattias Hessérus.