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The Great Fire of London
1666, The Fire of London tore through London. What happened? What is its lasting legacy?
In September 1666, the Great Fire of London consumed hundreds of acres of houses, shops, churches, and government buildings. But what effect did politics and memories of a recent civil war have on the spread of the fire, and the hunt for someone to blame? And once the flames had died down, how did the people of the city rebuild what they’d lost?
This a Short History of the Great Fire of London.
A Noiser production, written by Danny Marshall. With thanks to Rebecca Rideal, historian and author of 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire. Narrated by John Hopkins.
