In 1666 the nature of the buildings and the weather ... It was designed by Christopher Wren. The Great Fire of London was a disaster that saw around 436 acres of the city destroyed.

The Great Fire of 1666 destroyed central London. Several intrepid designers saw the rebuilding process as an opportunity to fix the old city's problems. None of these plans were ever adopted.

Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London - Part 3 Cat Sandion looks back to 1666 and causes and consequences of The Great Fire of London. See more episodes ...

Adrian Tinniswood is an adjunct professor of history at Maynooth University and the author of “By Permission of Heaven: The Story of the Great Fire of London.” In early September 1666, ...

The Great Fire of London in 1666 changed people's attitude and helped standardise urban firefighting. After the fire property developer Nicholas Barbon introduced the first kind of insurance cover ...