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 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. Why?

Picture it: London, 1666, a city of narrow streets, timber-framed buildings, and a flickering candlelight. That year, the inevitable happened. A bakery mishap ignited the Great Fire of London, a blaze ...

Kate Loveman received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council for this research. If you had been in London on September 2 1666, the chances are you’d remember exactly where you were and ...