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=E. Conclusion (150-200 words) Tips]=

In conclusion the diary of Samuel Pepys is a very important to any historian who is studying this time period simply because he provides an eye witness account to some of the major events of the early years of Charles's reign. But of course many will argue that it does not show the whole period which means it does not show the struggles between the King and Parliament. This time period and the events in England shows just how much the Protestants and Catholics resented each other as well as highlighting the conflicts between the Divine Right of Kings and the right of an elected parliament. It was these tensions that ultimately resulted in James II being deposed and the Bill of Rights being introduced which secured not only a Protestant England, but also a strong elected government. As mentioned previously, the diary does exclude some aspects of life in this time, such as the lack of poverty. This raising an interesting point, that being //who// writes the sources. As Pepys was a well off man, he would have a drastically different life to that of a beggar, so most of the sources documenting people's lifestyles are only by those who could document their lives making them not applicable to the majority of the population.