🔥 The Great Fire of London 1666 

[16 min listen]  

In the early hours of 2nd September 1666 fire broke out in a bakery on Pudding Lane in the City of London. 4 days later three-quarters of the city had been destroyed and tens of thousands of people were left homeless.  

For an in-depth look into the story of the Great Fire of London of 1666, telling in from locations across the City of London, download the Great Fire of London Walking Tour on the Hidden Histories app. 📲 For Find Out More about the Hidden History app here - http://hidden-history.com  

Recommended Further Reading & Watching 

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker. Surviving the Great Fire of London by Hazel Forsyth, curator of the 17th Century Room at the Museum of London  See the Fire Retardant capabilities of Wattle & Daub in this Channel 5 documentary about the Great Fire https://youtu.be/JuTamHKt318?t=151  

Image Credits 

Images used here are taken by Philippa, credited within the film, credited below or are, to the best of my knowledge, free for commercial use. If you believe you are the owner of an image you believe has not been correctly credited please contact [email protected] as soon as possible.  Map of burnt London, 1666 (NN21098) Drawn by Wenceslas Hollar, this map shows the burnt part of London in white. © Museum of London  Image bank: Fire-fighting image Fire at Tiverton, 1617. (Guildhall Library Prints Room) © London Metropolitan Archives  

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Philippa is a Historian and History Tour Organiser  Philippa Lacey Brewell lives in Central England and is well respected in her field as a historian and tour guide. She engages audiences with virtual tours and history holidays. She is the owner and founder of British History Tours, a tour company for those who love British History.  Philippa entertains thousands each week with her videos and stories from across the UK and British History. This ability to engage an audience, as well as being an expert in travelling the historical sites of the UK, makes her your perfect virtual guide.  She began writing and speaking about travelling through Britain’s history in 2012 and hasn’t stopped since.   She presents the weekly YouTube show called "This week in British History" and has written numerous history blogs as well as writing for BBC History Magazine, CityJet and FlyBe inflight magazines and for Tudor Life Magazine.