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1 day ago · It was in this priory that the fire broke out in 1212, when the greater part of Southwark was destroyed, and another fire breaking out simultaneously at the northern end of London Bridge an immense crowd was enclosed between the two fires, and 3,000 persons were burned or drowned.
3 days ago · London was much afflicted by fire in the eleventh and twelfth century. In a period of less than one hundred and fifty years there were, perhaps, as many as five major conflagrations. (fn. 1) According to City tradition, in 1189 during the mayoralty of Henry fitz Ailwin (probably from 1192 or 3 to 1212), some regulations were provided for settling disputes between neighbours concerning ...
20 hours ago · Introduction. Rising 202 feet above the streets of London, the Great Fire of London Monument stands as a testament to the city‘s resilience and regeneration. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke, this stunning Doric column commemorates the devastating Great Fire of 1666 and celebrates the rebuilding of the city in its aftermath.
4 days ago · In 982 (Ethelred II.), London, still a mere cluster of wooden and wattled houses, was almost entirely destroyed by a fire. The new city was, no doubt, rebuilt in a more luxurious manner.
1 day ago · In 1512, during the early reign of Henry VIII, a fire destroyed the royal apartments of the palace. [4] . In 1534 Henry moved to the neighbouring Palace of Whitehall, formerly York Place, which he had seized from Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. [5] .
5 days ago · In Trafalgar square, an important piece of London's history lies literally at your feet: the standard units of measurement, or Imperial standard units.
