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The Great Fire of London, depicted by an unknown painter (1675), as it would have appeared from a boat in the vicinity of Tower Wharf on the evening of Tuesday, 4 September 1666. To the left is London Bridge; to the right, the Tower of London. Old St Paul's Cathedral is in the distance, surrounded by the tallest flames. The Great Fire of London ...
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. Experts identify the first ...
Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) [ c] was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France.
The Great Fire of London, which took place on September 2, 1666, was one of the major events that affected England during Dryden's "year of miracles". Annus Mirabilis is a poem written by John Dryden published in 1667. It commemorated 1665–1666, the "year of miracles" of London. Despite the poem's name, the year had been one of great tragedy ...
Robert Hubert ( c. 1640 – 27 October 1666) was a watchmaker [2] from Rouen, France, who was executed following his false confession of starting the Great Fire of London .
August 4: The Dutch Navy fails to invade the British Isles after the English triumph in the St. James's Day Battle. 1666 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1666th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 666th year of the 2nd millennium, the 66th year of the 17th century, and ...
September 2 is the 245th day ... 1666 – The Great Fire of London breaks out ... 1973 – J. R. R. Tolkien, English novelist, short story writer, poet, and ...
Great Fire of London. Thomas Farriner (sometimes written as Faynor or Farynor; c. 1615 – 20 December 1670) was an English baker and churchwarden [ 1] in 17th century London. Allegedly, his bakery in Pudding Lane was the source point for the Great Fire of London on 2 September 1666. [ 2][ 3] Map showing the extent of the Great Fire.