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The Great Fire of London
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The fire
How the Great Fire started, spread and was fought.
Streets and buildings
Most of the medieval City of London was swept away by the Great Fire. Rebuilding took many years.
People’s lives
How did Londoners experience the fire and how did their lives change as a result?
Society and politics
The social background to the fire and its repercussions across the country and the world.
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London Museum
Burnt brick
Leather bucket
Melted pottery fragments
Firefighter’s helmet
Map: ‘A plan of the City and Liberties of London after the dreadful conflagration in the year 1666’
Oak bed, 1620-30
Melted window glass, 1600s
Bible box
Frying pan
Painting: ‘The Great Fire of London 1666’
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