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.

UK greenhouse gas emissions fell by 3.6% in 2024 as coal use dropped to the lowest level since 1666, the year of the Great Fire of London ...

Three short animations exploring The Great Fire of London of 1666 - the causes of The Fire, what happened during The Fire and how the city was rebuilt afterwards. 1. Why did The Great Fire of ...

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Not since the great fire of London have the effects of a blaze reverberated so widely through the capital's highest echelons ...

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The country’s planet-warming emissions fell by 3.6% to 371 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mtco2e) in 2024, ...

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The map below shows a modern City of London, with the highlighted section showing the extent of the Great Fire. We have used Wenceslaus Hollar’s famous map of 1666 as our main source. As you can see, ...