The Great Fire of London 1666

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The Great Fire of London1666
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The Great Fire of London

• Why did the fire spread so fast?
• Why did the fire spread so far?
• Why did the fire stay alight for so long?

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The Streets
How would you describe this street scene?
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The Great Fire of London
What is happening here?
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The Great Fire of London
What is happening here? Why?
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Great Fire of London
What is happening here?
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The Great Fire of London

• Why did the fire spread so fast?
• Why did the fire spread so far?
• Why did the fire stay alight for so long?

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Acknowledgements

• http//www.angliacampus.com/education/fire/london/
  history/greatfir.htm
• http//www.waterhistory.org/histories/
  london/pepys3big.
• http//london.allinfo-about.com/graphics/greatfire
  .jpg
• http//www.historyonthenet.com/Stuarts/fireandfire
  fighting.htm
• http//www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/usrpages/
  collect/oxyork.htm
• http//etext.lib.virginia.edu/kinney/small/fire.ht
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