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The Great Fire of London

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Description for The Great Fire of London Paperback. A fascinating insight into one of history's greatest catastrophes Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
The Great Fire of London was the greatest catastrophe of its kind in Western Europe. Although detailed fire precautions and fire-fighting arrangements were in place, the fire raged for four days and destroyed 13,200 houses, 87 churches and 44 of the City of London's great livery halls. The 'great fire' of 1666 closely followed by the 'great plague' of 1665; as the antiquary Anthony Wood wrote left London 'much impoverished, discontented, afflicted, cast downe'. In this comprehensive account, Stephen Porter examines the background to 1666, events leading up to and during the fire, the proposals to rebuild the city and ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752450254
SKU
V9780752450254
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99-2

About Stephen Porter
Stephen Porter is the author of Destruction in the English Civil Wars and The Great Plague.

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