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How London Was Rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666
The Great Fire of 1666 destroyed central London. Several intrepid designers saw the rebuilding process as an opportunity to fix the old city's problems. None of these plans were ever adopted. Why?
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The Great Fire of London
In September 1666, the Great Fire of London consumed hundreds of acres of houses, shops, churches, and government buildings. But what effect did politics and memories of a recent civil war ...
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The Great Fire of London, Hitler's rise and 9/11: Which Nostradamus predictions came true?
The famous fire ripped through London for three days in 1666. As well as accurately foretelling ... Swimming in praise, the great man hurries to the confluence. He will refuse entry to the ...
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5 predictions of Nostradamus that are believed to have come true
The Great Fire of London (1666). One of Nostradamus's quatrains seemed to foretell the great fire of London. He spoke of "the blood of the just" crying out in London, where a great ...
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Bus crashes into London building that 'survived the Great Fire'
It survived the Great Fire of London but not a modern London bus." Getty Images The Wig and Pen is said to be the only structure on the Strand to survive the 1666 fire A TfL spokesman said ...
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City of London Walking Tour
From Monument Tube station, walk down Monument Street to the Monument (1), which commemorates the Great Fire of London of 1666 and can be ... to the remains of St. Dunstan-in-the-East—a Wren ...