Andrew Buchan
Thomas Farriner
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- 1. S1 E1 Oct 16, 2014
- Fire breaks out in London's Thomas Farriner's Pudding Lane bakery during the summer of 1666.
- 2. S1 E2 Oct 23, 2014
- Thomas flees the city with his family; Thomas's sister-in-law, Sarah, is imprisoned.
- 3. S1 E3 Oct 30, 2014
- Thomas returns to rescue Sarah and David; the king learns about a Catholic plot to unseat him.
Learn about the major conflagration that swept through central London in 1666, destroying the medieval City of London and threatening the royal court. Explore the causes, effects, and aftermath of the fire, as well as the historical context and sources.
The Great Fire is a 2003 novel by the Australian author Shirley Hazzard, who won the National Book Award and the Miles Franklin Award for it. The novel follows a British war veteran who falls in love with an Australian teenager in Japan, and explores the themes of civilisation, war and passion.
- Shirley Hazzard
- 2003
Feb 9, 2010 · Learn how a bakery fire in 1666 spread to destroy most of London in four days. Find out how the city rebuilt and commemorated the disaster.
Aug 26, 2024 · Learn about the worst fire in London's history, which destroyed a large part of the city in 1666. Find out how it started, how it was fought, and how it shaped the rebuilding of the city.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 1, 2004 · The Great Fire is an extraordinary love story set in the immediate aftermath of the great conflagration of the Second World War. In war-torn Asia and stricken Europe, men and women, still young but veterans of harsh experience, must reinvent their lives and expectations, and learn, from their past, to dream again.
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- Shirley Hazzard
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- Picador
The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km 2) of the city including over 17,000 structures, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. [3]
Sep 2, 2016 · Learn how a bakery fire sparked a massive conflagration that ravaged London for four days in September 1666, destroying thousands of buildings and killing hundreds of people. Explore the causes, effects and aftermath of the Great Fire that shaped the city's history and architecture.
