@clairefromclare.h-net.social.ap.brid.gyLondon in the 1660s, a time of great change. Why & how the #HistoricTownsTrust is preparing a new map:
https://www.historictownstrust.uk/post/london-on-the-eve-of-the-great-fire-a-talk-by-professor-vanessa-harding
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@paulinepark.bsky.social#OnThisDay in 1666, the #GreatFireOfLondon smoldered to its destructive close after destroying 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches & leaving over 70,000 #homeless in #London. Charles II commissioned Sir Christopher Wren to build a new St. Paul's Cathedral...
@lipidmaps.bsky.social🔥360 years ago the Great Fire of London reshaped the city. Did you know lipids were both culprit and cure? Tallow candles helped the flames race through narrow lanes, while oils and animal fats were later used as ointments to treat burn victims. #GreatFireOfLondon #ScienceHistory
@thedailyhistorian.bsky.socialIn four days, a fire that began in one bakery devastated much of the City of London and forced the capital to rebuild itself.
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