The City’s first Pepys Day commemorates a great Londoner and a resilient capital
He was not merely a witness to the fire; he was the one who brought the command from the King to the Lord Mayor at the time – ...
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Eight things you might not know about the Great Fire of London
Yum. On hearing of the fire, King Charles II sent for Sir Thomas Bloodworth, the city’s Lord Mayor, to demolish houses in order to stop the fire’s spread. But not wanting to cede influence or ...