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The Great Fire of London 1666

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📊 The Great Fire of London 1666

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Four days of destruction — September 2-5, 1666

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Practice Questions for The Great Fire of London

Where did the Great Fire of London begin on 2 September 1666?

  • A. A candle factory on Cheapside
  • B. Thomas Farriner's bakery on Pudding Lane
  • C. The Royal Exchange on Cornhill
  • D. A timber yard near the River Thames
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Which of the following best explains why Lord Mayor Bludworth's response to the Great Fire made the situation worse?

  • A. He ordered too many buildings demolished, creating gaps the fire jumped across
  • B. He fled London, leaving no authority in charge during the crisis
  • C. He dismissed the fire as minor and delayed ordering demolitions to create firebreaks
  • D. He ordered the docks sealed, preventing water supplies from the Thames
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Where did the Great Fire start?
Thomas Farriner's bakery on Pudding Lane, in the early hours of Sunday 2 September 1666. An unextinguished oven overnight started the blaze that spread rapidly through dry wooden buildings.
How many houses were destroyed?
13,200 houses and 87 churches, including the medieval St Paul's Cathedral. The fire burned for four days, destroying about one-third of the City of London. Remarkably, only 6-8 deaths were officially recorded.

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