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4 days ago · On the sixth of September 1666, a man-made disaster swept through London for four full days, yet strangely it only took the lives of six people. How did the fire start, how is it that only six people died, and what was the aftermath: all this and more will be featured. Keep reading to find out more.
2 days ago · In this same reign the Primate Lanfranc held a great council at St. Paul's—a council which Milman calls "the first full Ecclesiastical Parliament of England." Twelve years after (1087), the year the Conqueror died, fire, that persistent enemy of St. Paul's, almost entirely consumed the cathedral.
Apr 25, 2024 · Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (born June 24, 1850, near Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland—died June 5, 1916, at sea off Orkney Islands) was a British field marshal, imperial administrator, conqueror of the Sudan, commander in chief during the South African War, and (perhaps his most important role) secretary of state for war at the beginning of World War I (1914–18).
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May 14, 2024 · It is thought that the fire actually saved lives because of this, as there was only six deaths at most from the Great Fire. (Records differ). However, after the fire the deaths from the plague fell sharply.
Dec 3, 2021 · How many people are believed to have died as a result of The Great Fire? Answer: 6 Only six people are confirmed to have died due to the fire, most of them due to smoke inhalation both during the Great Fire and in the smouldering fires of the aftermath.
Apr 30, 2024 · Around 20 workers died during the construction of the Blackwall Tunnel in London between 1892 and 1897. The tunnel's construction was challenging due to the difficult working conditions and the...
May 13, 2024 · Ballentine's assessment, surprisingly, was off the mark. Of the 97 people aboard, 35 perished in this disaster that sounded the death knell for commercial airship travel. Of the 231 members of the ground crew, only one perished. Even so, it remains one of the worst airship accidents in history.
