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.

Watch: How the fire was put out Quiz: The Great Fire of London The fire started in a bakery, near Pudding Lane on the night of 2 September, 1666. At the time, people used fires for all kinds of ...

audio2: Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London - Part 2 A second programme exploring The Great Fire of London through songs and music activities.

After the Great Fire of 1666 the City of London banned straw thatched roofs. Almost all the houses lost in Los Angeles (FT View, January 16) were of wooden construction, with often only the brick ...

Is it possible to see into the future Many believe that a man named Michel de Nostradamus could His predictions of the future have mystified scholars for over four hundred years Nostradamus made over ...

Is it possible to see into the future Many believe that a man named Michel de Nostradamus could His predictions of the future have mystified scholars for over four hundred years Nostradamus made over ...

LONDON tour guide, John Warland, who has visited hundreds of boozers in the English capital has named Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese as the city’s must-visit pub. John is the founder ...

The London tornado ... it as ‘a great spectacle for those watching from afar, but a terrifying experience for those standing near’. UK’s most powerful tornado in 1666 While the 1091 tornado ...

If you are a Lynn resident, the mart might be something you have many fond memories of, but you may not have known that its ...

Just for once, let’s applaud Angela Rayner. She has just announced that Grenfell Tower is to be demolished. As Sir Humphrey ...

For the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, Horrible Histories returns for a one-off special looking at the disaster and the events that surrounded it. On the night of September 2nd, a ...