The Great Fire of 1666 destroyed central London. Several intrepid designers saw the rebuilding process as an opportunity to fix the old city's problems. None of these plans were ever adopted. Why?

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1966 marks the tercentenary of the Great Fire of London ... more widely separated than they were in the London of 1666, the Chicago fire was a much faster spreading and more destructive fire.

The Great Fire of London in 1666, which razed 436 acres of the mostly-timber city and lasted for four days, was so devastating it secured its place in the history books. But a key part of this ...

The Great Fire of London by Josepha Jane Battlehooke (1675). Credit: Museum of London If you had been in London on September 2, 1666, the chances are you'd remember exactly where you were and who ...

In the sweltering London summer of 1666, fire breaks out in Thomas Farriner ... father of two daughters. The Great Fire is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on ...

Over the last half-term key stage one students at Warwick Bridge Primary School have been learning about the Great Fire of London in 1666. As part of their learning, the pupils made their own ...

Adrian Tinniswood is an adjunct professor of history at Maynooth University and the author of “By Permission of Heaven: The Story of the Great Fire of London.” In early September 1666, ...

1666, 80% of medieval London burned to the ground in the largest fire in the city's history. The fire raged for more than three days, consuming huge swaths of the city, but the Great Fire of ...

Kate Loveman received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council for this research. If you had been in London on September 2 1666, the chances are you’d remember exactly where you ...