The Great Fire of London was a large fire that burned from Sunday, 2 September to Thursday, 6 September 1666. The Great Fire of London in 1666 destroyed much of the medieval City inside its ancient Roman walls. The fire started sometime after midnight on Sunday, 2 September, in a bakery and spread quickly. Due to the indecisiveness of Lord Mayor Sir Thomas Bloodworth-who was responsible for implementing the major firefighting technique of demolition at that time-the use of this method was delayed until it could no longer be effective. On Tuesday, the fire spread over nearly all of central London, destroying St. Paul's Cathedral and leaping the River Fleet to threaten Charles II's court at Whitehall. The social and economic problems created by the disaster were overwhelming, so Charles II encouraged people to leave London and settle elsewhere. #shorts #short #history