Great Fire of London - Wikipedia
WEBThe Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through central London from Sunday 2 September to Thursday 6 September 1666, [1] gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall, while also extending past the wall to the west.
Great Fire of London | Great Plague, Charles II, Firefighting
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Great Fire of London, (September 2–5, 1666), the worst fire in London’s history. It destroyed a large part of the City of London, including most of the civic buildings, old St. Paul’s Cathedral, 87 parish churches, and about 13,000 houses.
When London Burned: 1666’s Great Fire - HISTORY
WEBBetween September 2 and September 6, 1666, a massive inferno ripped through London, reducing much of the city center to a smoldering ruin. By: Evan Andrews. Updated: May 17, 2023 |...
The Great Fire of London
WEBThe Great Fire of London. In 1666, a devastating fire swept through London, destroying 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, The Royal Exchange, Guildhall and St. Paul’s Cathedral. So how did it...
The Great Fire of London Facts - National Geographic Kids
WEBThe Great Fire of London started at around 1am on Sunday 2 September 1666. And boy did it burn! The fire raged for four days straight, until its final fizzles were extinguished on Thursday 6 September 1666.
The Great Fire of London - Historic UK
WEBThe Great Fire of London. The people of London who had managed to survive the Great Plague in 1665 must have thought that the year 1666 could only be better, and couldn’t possibly be worse! Poor souls, they could not have imagined the new disaster that was to befall them…. Ben Johnson.
The Great Fire of London
WEBThe Great Fire of London scorched four fifths of the city in 1666, leaving around 100,000 people homeless. The scale of the destruction means it’s been remembered ever since.
History - London's Burning: The Great Fire - BBC
WEBMar 29, 2011 · In September 1666 the heart of England's capital, the City of London (now London's financial district), was devastated by fire. Everyone knows the Great Fire of London started in a baker's...
The Great Fire of London - Royal Museums Greenwich
WEBThe Great Fire of London burned day and night for almost four days in 1666 until only a tiny fraction of the City remained. It came hot on the heels of the Great Plague and left the world's third largest city of the time a shadow of its former self.
The fire - The Great Fire of London
WEBSep 2, 2016 · The fire reached its peak on 4 September 1666, spreading from the Temple in the west to near the Tower of London in the east. 4 September 1666, evening Gunpowder was used to blow up houses.