The Great Fire of London
How did the fire start?
How did the fire spread?
How was the fire put out?
Who was Samuel Pepys?
What happened to London afterwards?
How did the fire start? (part 2)
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out the meaning in the glossary.
By Monday, the people of London could hardly see their city for smoke.
The fire was spreading fast through the city. London Bridge was
alight, and 300 houses had burned down.
That night, the sky was so bright, it looked like daytime.
On Tuesday, the fire was so hot that people could not get close enough to put it
out.
St Paul’s Cathedral, London's most famous building, catches fire.
By the evening, the wind that had carried the flames, had calmed down.
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