The Fire of London

This account of the fire of London, which destroyed four-fifths of the great and wealthy city in September 1666, is a volume in the “Great Disasters” series which looks at famous disasters, either natural or the result of human error and explains the causes, narrates the events and evaluates the impact on people’s lives.The volume begins with a fictional “eyewitness account” of the course of the fire of London, taking the reader through the events of those few days in the 17th century which changed the face of London.It tells how great public buildings, small homes and richly-stocked warehouses burned alike, as the people of London battled to save the city, assisted by King Charles II himself. The account ends with a description of the rebuilding of London under the guidance of Sir Christopher Wren.