Great fire of london disaster, london, england, united. Striking on 2 september 1666, it raged for nearly five days, during which time its destructive path exposed londons makeshift medieval vulnerability. Please note that some times given are approximations determined. The great fire of london, 1666 short history video. The fire started at 1am on sunday morning in thomas farriners bakery on pudding lane. It didnt help that the year before, a plague had wiped out about 100,000 people, a fifth of londons population, leading many to predict the end of times. The family fled across the street, but one of the households maids refused to leave. Great fire of london monument 16661666 find a grave memorial. Inspired by the museum of londons rich collections, great fire 1666 uses the power of minecraft to tell the story of the fire. Sep 01, 2016 the great fire of london more like the great conspiracy of london picture. Great fire of london monument 16661666 find a grave. On sunday, september 2, 1666, the fire began accidentally. Created by pudding lane productions is a beautiful sweep across 17th century london, giving your children the perfect stimulus to inspire setting writing for their great fire of london topic. The threeminute video provides a realistic animation of tudor london, and particularly a section called pudding lane where the fire started.
Fighting the flaming wrath the great fire of london, 1666. Prizewinning animation lets you fly through 17th century london. At first, few were concerned fires were such a common occurrence at the time. Game the great fire of london the great fire of london.
By professor robert bucholz, loyola university chicago the summer of 1666 was hot and dry. The assignment contains 25 questions about the causes and effects of the great fire of london in 1666. The great fire of london 1666 chronology totally timelines. The great fire of london was an inferno of such allconsuming proportions that it left 85 per cent of the capitals population homeless. The medieval portion of central london located within the old roman wall was completely devastated and every building therein basically gutted. London in 1666 in 1666, fires in london were quite common. Pauls cathedral was destroyed, as were many other historic landmarks. Although he claimed to have extinguished the fire, three hours later at 1am, his house was a blazing inferno. The people of london who had managed to survive the great plague in 1665 must have thought that the year 1666 could only be better, and couldnt possibly be worse. Bunchofgrapespublic domain the family escaped by climbing through an upstairs window into the next house, all but one frightened maid who refused to leap, the fires first casualty. To mark the 350th anniversary of the most devastating fire in the citys history, the museum of london has created great fire 1666, an exciting virtual experience in the minecraft computer game. This is great fire of london song year 2 by carltonji on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The great fire of london started at one oclock in the morning on the 2nd of september 1666, thomas farriner was asleep over his.
The fire lasted four days, and burned down over,000 homes. We then move on to consider the effects by comparing a picture of london before and after the fire. What happened after the great fire of london in 1666. On 2 september 1666, an event started that would change the face of london. The great fire of london burned for four days, and the city had to be rebuilt from its ashes. Great fire of london 1666 webquest by mr tillmans social studies. May 20, 2011 it didnt help that the year before, a plague had wiped out about 100,000 people, a fifth of london s population, leading many to predict the end of times. A fire started on september 2nd in the kings bakery in pudding lane near london bridge. Page 2 of the facsimile and transcript of the original 1966 london gazette report of the great fire of london. The great fire of london was started with just one spark.
Take the children back in time to the night before the great fire. The great fire of london what impact did it have on the city. Huge recreation of great fire of london set ablaze on the. The great fire of london began on september 2, 1666, and raged for four days. It threatened but did not reach the aristocratic district of westminster, charles ii s palace of whitehall, or most of the suburban. The londoners lamentation, a broadside ballad published in 1666 giving an account of the great fire of london, and of the limits of its destruction. Aug 29, 2019 the great fire of london engulfed,000 houses, nearly 90 churches, and scores of public buildings. The london gazette 1666, page 2 great fire of london. Having gone though some facts on the extent of the improvements made to the city, students write a paragraph answer deciding whether, on balance, the. Great fire 1666 features a new set of minecraft maps which will offer a unique and immersive perspective on the great fire of london.
The 2 september 2016 marks 350 years since the start of the great fire of london, which changed the skyline of the capital city forever. Great fire of london 1666 webquest distance learning tpt. It began on 2 september 1666 and lasted just under five days. Prizewinning animation lets you fly through 17th century. It destroyed a large part of the city of london, including most of the civic buildings, old st.
Would you like to fly over london before the great fire of. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Digging deeper despite the terrific damage, the death toll has never been known and onlyread more. Firefighters managed to prevent westminster school from being destroyed although it was badly damaged. Students will watch a 3minute video clip and use a kidfriendly website to answer the questions.
Homework help with the history of the great fire how the great fire of london started and how it ended. In 2017, the anniversary of the great fire was commemorated on september 4th. As londonist notes, although most of the buildings are conjectural, the students used a realistic. How did londoners experience the fire and how did their lives change as a result. The great fire of london is one of the most wellknown disasters in london s history. The great fire of london of 1666 history learning site. In september 1666 the great fire of london destroyed 373 acres of the city in 4 days. The fire gutted the medieval city of london inside the old roman city wall. Sep 02, 2016 the city of londons lord mayor at the time, sir thomas bloodworth, will ever be remembered as the man who declared that the 1666 fire was so small, a woman might piss it out. With polly dartford, andrew buchan, trixiebell harrowell, joey price. The great fire of london started in 1666 at 1am on 2 september in thomas farriners bakery on pudding lane. Three hundred and 50 years ago, london was a different city, a maze of streets made up of tightlypacked wooden houses.
There are a lot of reasons why the fire was so large, mostly to do with the way houses were built a lot of them were made from wood, and were very close together. Poor souls they could not have imagined the new disaster that was to befall them in 1666. At about 2 oclock in the morning on sunday 2nd september 1666 at thomas farynors bakers in pudding lane, one of the workers smelled smoke and woke his boss and his family. Aug 14, 2019 the londoners lamentation, a broadside ballad published in 1666 giving an account of the great fire of london, and of the limits of its destruction. The fire was so big that it was called the great fire of london. The fire raged for more than three days, consuming huge swaths of the city, but the great fire of london story often leaves out what happened after the fire. Just as the city was recovering from the great plague, the inhabitants had to flee the city once again this time. Most people were grateful because they thought that the heat would kill off the plague. Great fire of london monument best views of london. While the fire is deliberate this time, it is a reminder to everyone that lived through the tragedy, heard stories from relatives who did or was witness to the devastation in the aftermath that such cannot happen again. The great fire of london started on sunday, 2 september 1666 in a bakers shop on pudding lane belonging to thomas farynor farriner. The great fire of london was blamed on religious terrorism.
It was the second tragedy to hit the city in the space of 12 months. May 06, 2017 bbc watch magic grandad samuel pepys great fire of london. Great fire of london for children 1666 homework help. Great fire of london 1666 webquest by mr tillmans social. Getty imagesalamy we were all taught about the great fire of london when we were at school and the date of 1666 is. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. A wooden replica of 1666 london was set ablaze on the river themes to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the great fire of london. From 26 september 1666, the great fire of london raged through the capital, destroying one third of the city and obliterating famous buildings including st. The great fire of london engulfed,000 houses, nearly 90 churches, and scores of public buildings. For decades after it was built, the monument was the highest viewpoint in london and was a popular visitor attraction it is even mentioned in the dickens book. Please note that some times given are approximations determined by the sequence of events for that day as noted in relevant sources.
The city of londons lord mayor at the time, sir thomas bloodworth, will ever be remembered as the man who declared that the 1666 fire was so small, a woman might piss it out. The fire spread rapidly through the city of wood and thatch under the impetus of a strong east. Sep 27, 2018 this timeline is a chronology of the great fire of london september 1666. In 1666, a huge fire that started in a tiny bakery burned down most of london. The great fire of london began in the early morning hours of september 2, 1666 in the pudding lane house of thomas farynor, a baker to the king. The social background to the fire and its repercussions across the country and the world. London was devastated by the great fire of 1666, which began on september 2. Burning for days, it destroyed thousands of buildingsincluding the old st. A maid in the house became the first fatality of the conflagration. Three maps offer immersive experiences, allowing players to enter the city of london in 1666 and explore the story of the great fire like never before. Jan 24, 2017 the extent of the damage of the great fire of london in 1666. The houses were made of wood and very close together. The fire spread and over three days burned more than,000 buildings and destroyed tens of thousands of homes.
If you come here often, you should tell us and the whole world, really about yourself in the bio section of your profile. Great fire of london for kids learning ks1 super brainy. An insight into what happened on the night of 2 september 1666, the great fire of london. The great fire of london in 1666 was originally written in 1920 by walter george bell, who makes the observation that the fire served to rid london of the last vestiges of its medieval ecclesiastical and monastic roots toward commercialism. The fire was now 300 yards from the tower and orders were given for extra fire engines to be sent to prevent its destruction.
The great fire of london in 1666 makes such a fascinating subject for a historical enquiry for very young pupils as it can be linked to aspects of great interest, such as fire and fire engines, houses and homes, and how people have lived through the centuries. On september 2, 1666, 80% of medieval london burned to the ground in the largest fire in the citys history. This timeline is a chronology of the great fire of london september 1666. The video aims to eventually become a level in a new videogame which is why there are no characters on the streets. Here you will see the great fire of london and meet samuel pepys, a witness of the catastrophe who described the event in his diary. The great fire broke out from a bakers house in pudding lane. Sep 01, 2016 the 2 september 2016 marks 350 years since the start of the great fire of london, which changed the skyline of the capital city forever.
Pauls cathedral, 87 parish churches, and about,000 houses. The 1666 great fire of london in minecraft museum of london. Onethird of london was destroyed and about 100,000 people were made homeless. Great fire of london for kids learning ks1 super brainy beans. London 1666 watch it burn live stream on sunday 4th september an enormous structure representing the 17th century london skyline will. The great fire of london of september 1666 was one of the most famous incidents in stuart england. The summer of 1666 was very dry and the river thames was low. Bbc watch magic grandad samuel pepys great fire of london. The great fire of london swept through the central parts of the english city from sunday, 2 september to thursday, 6 september 1666.
Most of the medieval city of london was swept away by the great fire. A year after the plague, a disease that one hundred thousand londoners suffered from, london was a crowded and dirty city. Aug 24, 2017 on september 2nd, 1666, a tiny spark in a bakery oven ignited the worst fire that london has ever seen. A brief history on september 2, 1666, one of historys most memorable fires occurred in the english capital of london. On september 2nd, 1666, a tiny spark in a bakery oven ignited the worst fire that london has ever seen. How london looked before the great fire of 1666 bbc news.
This week 350 years ago, the great fire of london burned. The great fire of london is one of the most wellknown disasters in londons history. The power point leads students through all activities with accompanying resources included. Pauls cathedral this clipfrom peter ackroyds londonexplains what happened and references the contemporary account of samuel pepys whose home was located very close to the burnedout area and whose tenyear diary encompassed. Feb 20, 2020 on september 2, 1666, 80% of medieval london burned to the ground in the largest fire in the citys history. Would you like to fly over london before the great fire of 1666. Great fire of london, september 25, 1666, the worst fire in londons history. For further information on the development of the game visit the teams blog the great fire of london began on september 2, 1666, as a small fire in pudding lane, at the shop of thomas faynor, charles ii of englands baker. On sunday 2 september 1666 a small spark from a bakers oven in pudding lane began a fire that ravaged the streets of london for 3 nights. Pauls cathedral, 87 parish churches, and about,000 houses on sunday, september 2, 1666, the fire began accidentally in the house of the kings baker in pudding lane near london bridge. What happened after the great fire of london in 1666 video. The great fire of london raged for four days in 1666, making over 70, 000 of the citys 80, 000 inhabitants homeless. Instead, it fueled the great fire of londonone of the worst disasters in the history of the city. The great fire of london 1666 collection museum of london.