Life in the UK test practice question · History
Samuel Pepys is known for his diary. Which events in London does it describe?
Answer options
- The Great Plague of 1665 and the Great Fire of 1666Correct
- The Gunpowder Plot and the death of James I
- The Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest
- The Spanish Armada and the death of Elizabeth I
Answer: The Great Plague of 1665 and the Great Fire of 1666
Pepys kept his diary from 1660 to 1669. He watched the Great Fire and wrote about it. The diary was first published in 1825.
Checked 8 November 2026