The Great Fire of London: The Essential Guide

· Random House
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2 SEPTEMBER 1666: 350 YEARS SINCE THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON

In the early hours of 2 September 1666 a small fire broke out in a bakery in Pudding Lane. In the five days that followed it grew into a conflagration that would devastate the third largest city in the Western world.

This short edition is the essential guide to the Great Fire of London and includes first-hand descriptions from the diaries of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn, as well as a gripping account from renowned historian Adrian Tinniswood.

2 SEPTEMBER 1666: 350 YEARS SINCE THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON In the early hours of 2 September 1666 a small fire broke out in a bakery in Pudding Lane. In the five days that followed it grew into a conflagration that would devastate the third largest city in the Western world. This short edition i...

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Adrian Tinniswood is the author of fourteen books of social and architectural history. His most recent book The Long Weekend, was one of the most critically acclaimed of 2016.
Adrian Tinniswood is the author of fourteen books of social and architectural history. His most recent book The Long Weekend, was one of the most critically acclaimed of 2016.

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