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   Houses were built from wood with thatched roofs. This meant they could catch fire easily. The fire started in a bakery, near Pudding Lane on the night of 2nd September, 1666. The bakery was...

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   What started the Great Fire of London? The Lord Mayor's response; Why did the fire spread so quickly? Attempts to stop the fire . King Charles II takes action; The effects of the...

4. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk › fire-of-londonGreat Fire of London: how London changed - The National Archives

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   This lesson can be used with pupils at Key stage 1 for the history National Curriculum in year 2. It looks at the story of the Fire of London through evidence relating to some of the key characters – Thomas Farriner and Charles II. Background notes also provide contemporary views on the causes of the fire, based on original documents at The Nationa...

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   The Great Fire of London game The Great Fire of London game from the Museum of London. Museum of London: The Great Fire of London 1666 Objects from Museum of London collections tell the story of the Great Fire. The Diary of Samuel Pepys The Pepys Diary website site publishes daily extracts from the diary. Find Pepys’ description of the Great Fire o...

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   Key stage 1 An event beyond living memory that is significant nationally Key stage 2 A programme of study concerning an aspect of social history from the Anglo-Saxons to the present. Key stage 3 The Restoration, ‘Glorious Revolution’ and power of Parliament, covering the reign of Charles II.

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   The Great Fire of London started on Sunday, 2 September 1666 in a baker's shop on Pudding Lane belonging to Thomas Farynor (Farriner). Although he claimed to have extinguished the fire, three...

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   Mar 29, 2011 · Although Charles II immediately ordered Bloodworth to destroy as many houses as necessary to contain the fire, early efforts to create firebreaks were overcome by the strength of the wind,...

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   Feb 9, 2010 · In the early morning hours of September 2, 1666, the Great Fire of London breaks out in the house of King Charles II’s baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge.

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   Why did King Charles II fire a bakery in London?

   • Rumours even started to spread that King Charles II had started the fire in revenge for London’s support of Parliament during the English Civil War. In October 1666, Londoners believed they’d found their arsonist – a French watchmaker called Robert Hubert. In a forced confession, the young Hubert confessed to firebombing the bakery on Pudding Lane.

   The Great Fire of London: What Really Started the Fire?

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   What really started the Great Fire of London?

   • The Great Fire of London: What Really Started the Fire? On this day, 2 September, 349 years ago, a small fire started in the oven of a bakery on Pudding Lane, London. The baker, along with his family and servant, clambered out of a bedroom window as the flames ripped through the building.

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   Why did King Charles II want a map of London?

   • King Charles II asked for a map to be produced of London following the fire. This version of the map shows the part of London destroyed by the fire as a white area near to the River Thames. Camps were set up on the outskirts of the city for the many people who were made homeless after their homes were destroyed or damaged in the fire.

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   Was the Great Fire of London a Papist plot?

   • 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 shop in the aptly named Pudding Lane, but was it an accident or a pernicious Papist plot? Late summer, 1666: London was an emotional and physical tinderbox.

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   Why did King Charles II order the use of fire breaks?

   • King Charles II ordered the use of fire breaks he insisted that houses in the path of the fire should be pulled down or blown up. He hoped that this would stop the fire spreading more widely and would also protect the where the city’s supply of gunpowder was kept.

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   What happened in London in 1666?

   • In the early hours of 2 September 1666, a fire started in London. Over the course of a few days the fire spread across the city, causing widespread destruction. The causes of the fire and why it was able to continue burning for many days give an insight into life in London at the time.

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   Sep 2, 2015 · On this day, 2 September, 349 years ago, a small fire started in the oven of a bakery on Pudding Lane, London. The baker, along with his family and servant, clambered out of a bedroom window as the flames ripped through the building.