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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The Confessions of Samuel Pepys by Guy de la Bedoyere review sex and the city

Samuel Pepys's diary is a key historical source for 17th century middle-class life, detailing personal and public upheavals.
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fromTime Out London
1 month ago

London is getting a new mini museum all about the Great Fire of London

The proposal will transform the existing space into a micro museum for the Monument to the Great Fire of London. It offers a great opportunity to provide a publicly accessible cultural space with unique historic interpretation of the Monument and its many layered stories.
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fromMail Online
2 months ago

Map shows what would happen if the Great Fire of London occurred TODAY

In 1666 there was no organised fire brigade. Firefighting was very basic with little skill or knowledge involved. Leather buckets, axes and water squirts were used to fight the fire, but had little effect.
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fromTime Out London
2 months ago

Mapped: the Great Fire of London on top of the modern day city

The Great Fire of London in 1666 drastically changed the city, highlighting the risks of urban fires in densely populated areas of modern London.
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