Sir Thomas Bloodworth was the Mayor of London when the Great Fire of London destroyed 75% of the city between 2nd-5th September 1666. His early response to news of the fire left a lot to be desired.

On 2 September 1666 a great fire rampaged in the medieval city of London. 350 years on here's some well known and lesser known facts about the devastating fire.

The Great Fire of London was an inferno of such all-consuming proportions that it left 85 per cent of the capital’s population homeless. Striking...

The aftermath of the fire was much worse than you think.

Here's how to celebrate the Great Fire of London anniversary including details of the Museum of London exhibition and more events across the country

Sept 2 911 Viking-monarch Oleg of Kiev-Russia signed a treaty with Byzantines. 1192 Sultan Saladin and King Richard the lion hearted signed a cease fire. 1666 The Great Fire of London began in a bakery on Pudding Lane and will destroy much of the city.

This stunning 393-year-old sketch of London has sold at an auction for £106,000. A radically different landscape can be seen from the view of the South Bank, with a London Bridge boasting more than a hundred shops...and heads on spikes.

Easy to read facts about the Great Fire of London (1666).

The Great Plague and the Great Fire of London were two unimaginable disasters with no silver lining.