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The 1666 Great Fire of London was a dramatic and traumatic disaster that shocked the world and almost finished the city off for good. This is the story of how it all happened and the colossal column erected to commemorate it.

Jonathan Thomas
Author: Jonathan Thomas

Jonathan is a consummate Anglophile who launched Anglotopia.net in 2007 to channel his passion for Britain. Londontopia is its sister publication dedicated to everything London.

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