A view from Highgate of the Great Fire of London, a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London from Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666. The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall. It threatened but did not reach the aristocratic district of Westminster, Charles II's Palace of Whitehall. It destroyed 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, St Paul's Cathedral, and most of the buildings of the City authorities. It is estimated to have destroyed the homes of 70,000 of the City's 80,000 inhabitants.
"Illustrated History of England" Published by Cassel Petter & Gal
Size: 4606px × 3071px
Location: Highgate, London, England
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
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