London’s Great Fire and its Aftermath - Dr Stephen Porter

A historic overview of the effect, which the Great Fire had on London by Dr Stephen Porter http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and... A dry summer, a mishap at a bakery, and a howling gale combined to produce, in early September 1666, the most destructive fire in a West European city before the modern era. Despite the scale of the catastrophe, the government, the City and the Londoners themselves reacted so positively that the losses were soon replaced. Most post-fire buildings have since been demolished, but the enduring legacies are the Monument erected to commemorate the conflagration, the surviving Wren churches and, above all, his magnificent cathedral. The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and... Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,900 lectures free to access or download from the website. Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter:   / greshamcollege   Facebook:   / greshamcollege   Instagram:   / greshamcollege