Peter The Great Had Drunken Games With A Wheelbarrow
Peter The Great Had Drunken Games With A Wheelbarrow At the end of the 17th Century, Peter the Great of Russia was on a tour of Europe. The purpose of his tour was to study the scientific and cultural innovations of the west, with the intent of modernising his own backward country. What he did more than anything, however, was get right royally hammered at every opportunity. In 1698 Peter and his entourage arrived in London, and took up residence in a mansion in Deptford. The mansion was owned by the celebrated writer, John Evelyn. Peter and his friends had a rip-roaring time there, getting blind drunk every day, smashing up the furniture and wrecking everything in sight. According to contemporary reports, every chair in the place was used for firewood, all the floors and carpets were destroyed, and the house’s picture gallery was used for target practice. Now, John Evelyn was very proud of his garden, and he had a holly hedge that was his most ...