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Magic Grandad is an educational programme which originally aired on the BBC Two Schools section Watch during 1995. [clarification needed] The show saw Magic Grandad, played by Geoffrey Bayldon, take his young grandchildren, played by Kristy Bruce and James Moreno, back in time to see historical events and people such as the Great Fire of London or Florence Nightingale.
Great Fire of London on In Our Time at the BBC; Fire of London website produced by the Museum of London, The National Archives, the National Portrait Gallery, London Fire Brigade Museum and London Metropolitan Archives for Key Stage 1 pupils (ages 5–7) and teachers; Records on the Great Fire of London 1666 from the UK Parliamentary Collections
Thomas Farriner (sometimes written as Faynor or Farynor; c. 1615 – 20 December 1670) was an English baker and churchwarden [1] in 17th century London. Allegedly, his bakery in Pudding Lane was the source point for the Great Fire of London on 2 September 1666. [2] [3] Map showing the extent of the Great Fire
The London lyrics are said to be about the Great Fire of London, a five-day fire in the city of London in 1666. [1] The first notation of a round in this theme dates from 1580. [ 2 ] The Scotland lyrics are said to be about the Burning of Edinburgh in 1544, ordered by Henry VIII of England .
The second of the two great medieval fires of London, also known as "the Great Fire of Suthwark" , began on 10 July 1212 in Southwark, the borough directly to the south of London Bridge. The flames destroyed Our Lady of the Canons ( Southwark Cathedral , also known as St Mary Overie) and strong southerly winds pushed them towards the bridge ...
The Great Fire of London, depicted by an unknown painter (1675), as it would have appeared from a boat in the vicinity of Tower Wharf on the evening of Tuesday, 4 September 1666. To the left is London Bridge; to the right, the Tower of London. St. Paul's Cathedral is in the distance, surrounded by the tallest flames.
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Articles relating to the Great Fire of London (2–6 September 1666), which gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall. It threatened but did not reach the aristocratic district of Westminster , Charles II 's Palace of Whitehall , and most of the suburban slums .