 About: London Fire in 1666
London, Great Fire of, worst fire in the history of London, England. It started in a baker’s shop in Pudding Lane, close to the bank of the Thames River, on September 2, 1666, and lasted five days, destroying almost all of the medieval City of London proper. Driven by a violent gale, the fire burned from east to west across London, and even King Charles II and the duke of York took part in the firefighting efforts. Finally, after citizens had blown up several houses with gunpowder in an effort to control the blaze, the wind abated and the ravages of the fire were brought to an end. About 13,200 houses, nearly 90 churches, and 6 chapels were destroyed, as well as the Guildhall, the Royal Exchange, the Customhouse, Saint Paul's Cathedral, and 4 prisons. Vivid accounts of the fire appear in the diaries of English writers John Evelyn and Samuel Pepys.
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Great Fire of London, 1666
The Great Fire of London raged for four days in September 1666 and destroyed two-thirds of the city. The fire—one of the most dramatic events of the Stuart Restoration—started accidentally, although it was popularly attributed to plotting by Roman Catholics. In fact, the fire caused almost no deaths, despite the apocalyptic tone of this 17th-century painting.
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