Book: The Great Events By Famous Historians 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.
Details of Book: The Great Events By Famous Historians Book: The Great Events By Famous Historians
Author: Rossiter Johnson
ISBN: 1419164627
ISBN-13: 9781419164620
, 978-1419164620
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: Jun 2004
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Number of Pages: 360
Language: English