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September 2nd, 1666, at 1 am.
When did the fire start?
100
Thomas Farriner’s bakery.
Where did the fire start?
100
Charles II
Who was King at the time of the fire?
100
The Great Plague.
What happened in 1665 just before the Great Fire?
100
A servant.
Who discovered the house on fire?
200
September 6th, 1666.
When was the fire extinguished?
200
The weather had been very hot and it hadn’t rained.
How did the weather make the fire worse?
200
£12 000.
How much did it cost to rebuild London?
200
Six people.
How many people died?
200
Halfway across the London Bridge.
Where had the fire spread by 8 am?
300
The houses were made of timber and their walls were covered with tar.
Why was the fire a disaster waiting to happen?
300
50 years.
How long did it take to rebuild London?
300
They pulled down the houses.
How did they try to stop the fire?
300
Fires were a common occurrence at the time.
Why were the Londoners not alarmed by the blaze?
300
Sir Christopher Wren.
Who was tasked with rebuilding London?
400
There were neighborhoods bucket brigades, armed with pails of water and primitive hand pumps.
What were the firefighting methods in 1666?
400
A new coal tax.
How was the rebuilding of public buildings funded?
400
Thirteen thousands houses burned and ninety churches were destroyed as well as scores of public buildings.
What was the extent of the damage?
400
A diarist who recorded the Great Fire.
Who was Samuel Pepys?
400
1663.
When had a previous fire occurred in London?
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Houses were built in bricks or stones, and narrow alleyways were forbidden.
How were future fires prevented?
500
They fought the fire themselves.
How did people escape?
500
The King’s baker.
Who was Thomas Farriner?
500
His expensive cheese and wine.
What did Samuel Pepys bury?
500
Monument Street.
In what street is the commemorative monument of the Fire?