Great Fire of London
disaster in 17th century England
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The Great Fire of London was a major disaster that swept through London in the 17th century, destroying much of the city. It matters because it was a pivotal event in English history that led to significant changes in how the city was rebuilt and governed.
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- Great Fire London.jpg
- Number of deaths
- 6
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- Great Fire of London
- start time
- 1666-09-02
- end time
- 1666-09-06
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The Great Fire of London, depicted by an unknown painter (1675), as it would have appeared from a boat in the vicinity of Tower Wharf on the evening of Tuesday, 4 September 1666. To the left is London Bridge; to the right, the Tower of London. Old St Paul's Cathedral is in the distance, surrounded by the tallest flames. Central London in 1666, with the burnt area shown in pink and outlined in dashes (Pudding Lane origin marked with a green line)
The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that occurred in central London from Sunday 2 September to Wednesday 5 September 1666, gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall, while also extending past the wall to the west. The death toll is generally thought to have been relatively small, although some historians have challenged this belief.