On this day in 1666, the worst blazes of the Great Fire of London engulfed the City, creating, in the words of Samuel Pepys, “the saddest sight of desolation” he ever saw. Eliot Wilson tells us more ...
We're burning with excitement for The Great Fire of London – a new Channel 5 show due out on July 17. It sees TV barrister Rob Rinder investigate the famous blaze of September 2, 1666. But how much do ...