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Great Fire of London

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Fire A fantastic site backing up the recent Channel 4 history series.  Pupils can find out all about the fire and its consequences, including a brilliant demonstration of how the fire spread.
The Great Fire of London Detailed explanation of events.  Guides visitors through the events of the fire, including the ways contemporaries tried to stop it. 
Chronology of events From Historyonthenet, a chronological look at the five days that the fire raged in London - information and details about how the fire spread and eventually was put out.
The Great Fire of London From the IBM worldbook, a text based summary of the Great Fire - a useful overview of the main important points. 
Great Fire Part of the Britain Express site on the Stuarts, this section offer a good explanation and background of events, yet combined with some obtrusive advertising.
Tackling the fire An brief and interesting look at the fire prevention materials that were available at the time, together with subsequent changes. 
St. Pauls Very brief summary of how St. Pauls was destroyed and how Wren's extremely quickly produced plan was not put into action. 
Sir Christopher Wren Detailed biography of Wren, offering useful background information together with hyperlinks to further information.
 

 

 

 

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