Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. illustration Fleeing the Great Fire of London 1666 Picture it: London, 1666, a city of narrow streets, timber-framed buildings, ...

Today we thought we would travel outside of the Middle Ages and into the early modern period. But why? We hear you shout when you have 1,000 years of medieval history to go at. Well, the answer is ...

The Great Fire of London in 1666, which razed 436 acres of the mostly-timber city and lasted for four days, was so devastating it secured its place in the history books. But a key part of this ...

The Great Fire of London was one of the most devastating disasters in the city’s history. In this video, we walk through a detailed timeline of the 1666 tragedy – from the spark in a bakery on Pudding ...