The Great Fire of London (an Episode of the British History)
London of the middle of the 17th century was a city of narrow, dirty streets. It is no wonder that epidemics were common.
The greatest epidemic was the plague which broke out in 1665. Every house in which there were sick people was shut up and the door of the house was marked with a red cross.
The following year the Great Fire look place. It broke out late at night in a street not far from London Bridge. The summer had been dry and the fire spread quickly.
The fire burned for five days and destroyed the greater part of the city.
The greater part of London before the fire had been of wood, but after the fire brick houses were built.
Sir Christopher Wren, the famous architect of that day, took part in rebuilding the city.
