The Great Events By Famous Historians
, by Johnson, RossiterNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781419164620 | 1419164627
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 6/30/2004
In 1666 England had not fully recovered from the civil wars of 1642-1651. She was now at war with the allied Dutch and French, and was suffering from the terrible effects of the "Great Plague" which ravaged London in 1665. During September 2-5, 1666, occurred a catastrophe of almost equal horror. A fire, which broke out in a baker's house near the bridge, spread on all sides so rapidly that the people were unable to extinguish it until two-thirds of the city had been destroyed.