<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: pepys</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=pepys</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:18:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=pepys" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[Venetian Bridge Brawls in 17th and 18th Century Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/venice-bridge-fights/">https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/venice-bridge-fights/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48688382">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48688382</a></p>
<p>Points: 62</p>
<p># Comments: 30</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:16:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/venice-bridge-fights/</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48688382</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48688382</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Does History Judge Prime Ministers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.historytoday.com/archive/head-head/how-does-history-judge-prime-ministers">https://www.historytoday.com/archive/head-head/how-does-history-judge-prime-ministers</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48663229">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48663229</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:40:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.historytoday.com/archive/head-head/how-does-history-judge-prime-ministers</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48663229</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48663229</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore Story (2023)]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/lee-kuan-yews-singapore-story">https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/lee-kuan-yews-singapore-story</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48409173">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48409173</a></p>
<p>Points: 174</p>
<p># Comments: 186</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:23:44 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/lee-kuan-yews-singapore-story</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48409173</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48409173</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heirs and Spares in Early Modern France]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/heirs-and-spares-early-modern-france">https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/heirs-and-spares-early-modern-france</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48152047">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48152047</a></p>
<p>Points: 8</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:27:07 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/heirs-and-spares-early-modern-france</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48152047</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48152047</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growling in a corner: Samuel Johnson's lost years]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.commonreader.co.uk/p/growling-in-a-corner-samuel-johnsons">https://www.commonreader.co.uk/p/growling-in-a-corner-samuel-johnsons</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48091223">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48091223</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:04:03 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.commonreader.co.uk/p/growling-in-a-corner-samuel-johnsons</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48091223</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48091223</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the Dictionary Keep Up?]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/stefan-fatsis-dictionary-history/">https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/stefan-fatsis-dictionary-history/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47320040">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47320040</a></p>
<p>Points: 17</p>
<p># Comments: 5</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:22:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/stefan-fatsis-dictionary-history/</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47320040</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47320040</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The British Empire's Brothels]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/british-empires-brothels">https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/british-empires-brothels</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46932191">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46932191</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:39:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/british-empires-brothels</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46932191</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46932191</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What influence has the BBC had on history?]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.historytoday.com/archive/head-head/what-influence-has-bbc-had-history">https://www.historytoday.com/archive/head-head/what-influence-has-bbc-had-history</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45958596">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45958596</a></p>
<p>Points: 42</p>
<p># Comments: 72</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:35:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.historytoday.com/archive/head-head/what-influence-has-bbc-had-history</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45958596</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45958596</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are We Doomed?]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n21/david-runciman/are-we-doomed">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n21/david-runciman/are-we-doomed</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45905775">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45905775</a></p>
<p>Points: 51</p>
<p># Comments: 69</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:11:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n21/david-runciman/are-we-doomed</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45905775</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45905775</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Dream Factory' Review: A Building and Its Bard]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/the-dream-factory-review-a-building-and-its-bard-6d79ce43">https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/the-dream-factory-review-a-building-and-its-bard-6d79ce43</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45872864">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45872864</a></p>
<p>Points: 18</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 05:54:45 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/the-dream-factory-review-a-building-and-its-bard-6d79ce43</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45872864</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45872864</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Aesthete's Progress]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/essays/the-aesthetes-progress">https://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/essays/the-aesthetes-progress</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45691218">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45691218</a></p>
<p>Points: 20</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:47:37 +0000</pubDate><link>https://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/essays/the-aesthetes-progress</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45691218</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45691218</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Battle of Hastings Isn't Over]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://unherd.com/2025/10/the-battle-of-hastings-isnt-over/">https://unherd.com/2025/10/the-battle-of-hastings-isnt-over/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45621159">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45621159</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 2</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:43:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://unherd.com/2025/10/the-battle-of-hastings-isnt-over/</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45621159</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45621159</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ouvriers de Luxe]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n19/julian-barnes/ouvriers-de-luxe">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n19/julian-barnes/ouvriers-de-luxe</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45577136">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45577136</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:16:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n19/julian-barnes/ouvriers-de-luxe</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45577136</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45577136</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxford might be best described as a city of books]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://thecritic.co.uk/timeless-temples-of-the-written-word/">https://thecritic.co.uk/timeless-temples-of-the-written-word/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45420562">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45420562</a></p>
<p>Points: 13</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:26:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://thecritic.co.uk/timeless-temples-of-the-written-word/</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45420562</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45420562</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Collection of Old English Customs, and Curious Bequests and Charities (1842)]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/curious-bequests/">https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/curious-bequests/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45325104">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45325104</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 18:01:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/curious-bequests/</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45325104</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45325104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sikkim and the Himalayan Chess Game (2016)]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/sikkim-and-himalayan-chess-game">https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/sikkim-and-himalayan-chess-game</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44915939">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44915939</a></p>
<p>Points: 34</p>
<p># Comments: 20</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:34:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/sikkim-and-himalayan-chess-game</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44915939</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44915939</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What it means to be 'culturally' Irish in 2025 is complicated]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgln9y13x3yo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgln9y13x3yo</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44858215">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44858215</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2025 20:58:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgln9y13x3yo</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44858215</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44858215</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roots of the Republic]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://literaryreview.co.uk/roots-of-the-republic">https://literaryreview.co.uk/roots-of-the-republic</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44710529">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44710529</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:09:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://literaryreview.co.uk/roots-of-the-republic</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44710529</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44710529</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegel Dust]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.bookforum.com/print/3201/hegel-dust-62209">https://www.bookforum.com/print/3201/hegel-dust-62209</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44636277">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44636277</a></p>
<p>Points: 27</p>
<p># Comments: 4</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:23:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.bookforum.com/print/3201/hegel-dust-62209</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44636277</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44636277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Salt Path Controversy]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/10/inside-the-salt-path-controversy-scandal-has-stalked-memoir-since-the-genre-was-invented">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/10/inside-the-salt-path-controversy-scandal-has-stalked-memoir-since-the-genre-was-invented</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44539453">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44539453</a></p>
<p>Points: 4</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2025 05:06:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/10/inside-the-salt-path-controversy-scandal-has-stalked-memoir-since-the-genre-was-invented</link><dc:creator>pepys</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44539453</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44539453</guid></item></channel></rss>