The Great Fire of London

Homeschool History by BBC

Feb 1, 202113:14Kids & family

Join Greg Jenner in 17th-century London as an out of control fire razes much of the city to the ground. Why did it spread so quickly? Why wasn't it extinguished immediately? And why didn't anyone make the most of the opp...

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