1666 AD
Great Fire of London
A bakery fire spreads and destroys much of the medieval city.
- Time period
- 1666 AD
- Region
- England (London)
- Theme
- Nature
- Civilization
- Stuart England
Starting in a bakery on Pudding Lane on 2 September 1666, a fire raged for four days. It destroyed about 13,000 houses and St Paul's Cathedral. Rebuilding with brick and stone, led by Christopher Wren, reshaped the city.