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Ep 74 - Get Your 'Blood's Worth': The Great Fire of London
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Travel back to 1666 London with us! Houses are made of wood and dangerously close together. The summer was intensely dry, and a gale-force wind was coming in from the East. It's the night of September 2, and a baker on Pudding Lane forgot to put out his oven.
The bell was rung, but a series of non-decisions by politicians and the rush to evacuate let the fire burn down 5/6th of the city.
We're getting started with fire disasters - join us!
Sources:
Samuel Pepys | Royal Museums Greenwich
🎧 The Great Fire of London - History Hit
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