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Great Fire of London: Burning down the house
Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell dust off more delightful and unbelievable details from the pages of history.
This time: How most of London was destroyed after a baker ignored his wife’s advice to check if the fire had gone out, saying ‘Oh, what’s the worst that could happen?’
Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory
“Does one tip the man with the corpse cart? It’s one of those embarrassing social dilemmas.” – John O’Farrell
“We need a radical solution to these wooden houses being so close together – if only there was some way of starting again…” – Angela Barnes
“Inflammable and flammable mean the same thing. I studied linguistics, this annoys me” – Angela Barnes
“Angela, you're pinpointing the real tragedy of the Great Fire there.” – John O’Farrell
Reading List:
By Permission of Heaven: The Story of the Great Fire of London by Adrian Tinniswood.
We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.
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By Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell
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Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell dust off more delightful and unbelievable details from the pages of history.
This time: How most of London was destroyed after a baker ignored his wife’s advice to check if the fire had gone out, saying ‘Oh, what’s the worst that could happen?’
Get all episodes a week early – when you support We Are History on Patreon: https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory
“Does one tip the man with the corpse cart? It’s one of those embarrassing social dilemmas.” – John O’Farrell
“We need a radical solution to these wooden houses being so close together – if only there was some way of starting again…” – Angela Barnes
“Inflammable and flammable mean the same thing. I studied linguistics, this annoys me” – Angela Barnes
“Angela, you're pinpointing the real tragedy of the Great Fire there.” – John O’Farrell
Reading List:
By Permission of Heaven: The Story of the Great Fire of London by Adrian Tinniswood.
We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.
https://twitter.com/wearehistorypod
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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