- London was already a big city in 1666. Half a million people lived there.
- The houses were made of wood.
- The fire started on Sunday 2nd September in the baker's shop of Thomas Farynor, baker to King Charles II, in Pudding Lane. His ovens were on overnight, making bread, and somehow they caused a fire. In the early hours of the morning the choking smoke woke him up. He rescued his family and ran outside, as the shop burned down. His maid was not so lucky, and she did not escape.
- The summer of 1666 had been very hot and dry
- It was the mayor to blame for not stopping the spread of the Great Fire of London.
- It was the writer Samuel Pepys who realised how great the threat was, and took the news to the king.
- Even with the king's efforts, the fire burned for four days, before the fire-breaks, and the wind changing direction, stopping the spread.
- Amazingly, not many people died in the Great Fire of London. Only 6
- After the fire, the king ordered that London should be rebuilt, with buildings made from bricks and stone. Christopher Wren was the architect in charge. It took ten years to rebuild.