Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 16 views

    Disclaimer/s: Animations

    Uploaded by

    Sahar Ahmed
    This document provides information about the Great Fire of London in 1666. It describes London before the fire, including that many homes were made of wood with thatched roofs, streets were narrow, and there was no fire brigade. During the fire, it spread rapidly through the city, destroying many buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral. After the fire, at least 65,000 people were left homeless and London had to be rebuilt with new regulations requiring homes to be made of brick and stone and spaced further apart to prevent future fires from spreading. The document explains how historians know about these events from sources like newspapers from the time, eyewitness accounts, and most importantly the detailed diary entries of Samuel Pepys recorded during the fire.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as KEY, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Disclaimer/s: Animations

    Uploaded by

    Sahar Ahmed
    16 views22 pages
    This document provides information about the Great Fire of London in 1666. It describes London before the fire, including that many homes were made of wood with thatched roofs, streets were narrow, and there was no fire brigade. During the fire, it spread rapidly through the city, destroying many buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral. After the fire, at least 65,000 people were left homeless and London had to be rebuilt with new regulations requiring homes to be made of brick and stone and spaced further apart to prevent future fires from spreading. The document explains how historians know about these events from sources like newspapers from the time, eyewitness accounts, and most importantly the detailed diary entries of Samuel Pepys recorded during the fire.

    Original Title

    Untitled

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    KEY, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document provides information about the Great Fire of London in 1666. It describes London before the fire, including that many homes were made of wood with thatched roofs, streets were narrow, and there was no fire brigade. During the fire, it spread rapidly through the city, destroying many buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral. After the fire, at least 65,000 people were left homeless and London had to be rebuilt with new regulations requiring homes to be made of brick and stone and spaced further apart to prevent future fires from spreading. The document explains how historians know about these events from sources like newspapers from the time, eyewitness accounts, and most importantly the detailed diary entries of Samuel Pepys recorded during the fire.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as KEY, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as key, pdf, or txt
    16 views22 pages

    Disclaimer/s: Animations

    Uploaded by

    Sahar Ahmed
    This document provides information about the Great Fire of London in 1666. It describes London before the fire, including that many homes were made of wood with thatched roofs, streets were narrow, and there was no fire brigade. During the fire, it spread rapidly through the city, destroying many buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral. After the fire, at least 65,000 people were left homeless and London had to be rebuilt with new regulations requiring homes to be made of brick and stone and spaced further apart to prevent future fires from spreading. The document explains how historians know about these events from sources like newspapers from the time, eyewitness accounts, and most importantly the detailed diary entries of Samuel Pepys recorded during the fire.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as KEY, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as key, pdf, or txt
    of 22

    Disclaimer/s

    We hope you find the information on our website and resources useful.
    Animations
    This resource has been designed with animations to make it as fun and engaging as possible.
    To view the content in the correct formatting, please view the PowerPoint in ‘slide show
    mode’. This takes you from desktop to presentation mode. If you view the slides out of ‘slide
    show mode’, you may find that some of the text and images overlap each other and/or are
    difficult to read.
    To enter slide show mode, go to the slide show menu tab and select either from beginning or
    from current slide.

    You may wish to delete this slide before beginning the presentation.
    History
    The Great Fire of London

    History | The Great Fire of London | What Have We Learnt about the Great Fire? | Lesson 6
    Meet Quizby!

    I will
    Canappear like
    youHi,
    spot this,
    I’mme inclick me
    the Lesson
    Quizby!
    to reveal a key question.
    Presentation?

    The questions that appear will help you to


    think about the key learning throughout the
    lesson.
    Aim
    To describe London before, during and after the Great Fire.

    Success Criteria
    I can describe the problems that meant the fire was able to spread.
    I can describe what happened during the fire.
    I can explain how and why London changed after the fire.
    Remember It
    Can you think of two questions to ask a partner about the Great Fire of
    London? Use your Knowledge Organiser to help you.
    Before the Fire
    Today, we will be thinking about everything we have learnt about the
    Great Fire of London.
    We will be describing what London was like…

    before the fire, during the an after the fire.


    fire d

    How do we know about what happened?


    Where did this information come from?
    Before the Fire

    What do we know about what London was like


    before the fire started in 1666?

    Many houses were made from wood with straw roofs.


    Before the Fire

    What do we know about what London


    was like before the fire started in
    1666?

    Streets were very narrow and not straight. This meant that they
    could become very crowded.
    Before the Fire

    What do we know about what London was like


    before the fire started in 1666?

    Houses were very close


    together.
    Many tall buildings also had
    upper floors that ‘jutted’ out
    into the street.
    Before the Fire
    What do we know about what London was like before the fire started in
    1666?
    There was no fire brigade
    and the tools used to try to
    stop fires did not work well.
    Water squirts and leather
    buckets full of water did not
    do much to stop the fire.

    Wooden fire engines had to be


    filled up at the river and were
    difficult to use. They needed
    four people to work them.

    X Can you describe the problems that meant the fire was able
    to spread?
    During the Fire

    earliest latest

    Can you order these key events?

    By Thursday, the
    The fire started on wind had died down
    The fire spread Sunday 2nd and many buildings People had to carry
    through London. September 1666 in a had been pulled their belongings to
    Many buildings were
    People tried to put it baker’s shop owned down so the fire had safety using boats
    destroyed, including
    out. by Thomas Farriner. stopped. on the river Thames.
    St Paul’s Cathedral.
    During the Fire
    Look at this map of how the fire spread across London.

    Can you use the map


    to explain to your
    partner what
    happened and when?

    You can say:I know that


    the fire…
    I know this because…

    X
    Can you describe what happened during the fire?
    After the Fire
    What was London like straight after the fire?

    In some areas after the fire,


    the ground was so hot that it
    took a few days before people
    could walk there again.

    At least 65,000 people


    were left homeless.
    Many lived in tents in
    fields outside of London.
    Around a third of the city
    needed to be rebuilt.

    How do you think people felt? What needed to change and why?
    After the Fire
    What did this declaration from 1666 say?

    It had the details of King Charles II’s speechafter the fire. He said that he
    wanted torebuild the city and make plans to stopa fire like that from
    happening again.

    King Charles II ordered changes to the way houses were built. What
    were the changes?

    Newer houses were made mainly


    of brick and stone so they would
    not catch fire as easily.
    They were built further apart so it
    was harder for fires to spread.

    How else do you think London changed after the fire?


    After the Fire
    Who was Sir Christopher Wren?

    He was a famous architect who


    helped to plan how to rebuild London.

    He
    X famously designed the rebuiltSt
    Paul’s
    CanCathedral, which
    you explain howisand
    stillin
    why London changed after the fire?
    London today.

    Photos courtesy of Martin Pettitt (@flickr.com) - - granted under creative commons licence – attribution
    How Do We Know About the Fire?
    We know about the Great Fire of London because of historical sources.

    They give us information about things that happened in the past.


    Some are more useful than others.

    What do you know about any of these sources?

    London Gazette An eyewitness statement Samuel Pepys' diary


    newspaper report from about the fire, signed by entries from 2nd - 6th
    3rd September 1666 John Morgan in 1668 September 1666
    How Do We Know About the Fire?

    Who was Samuel Pepys?

    He was a man who kept a diary about


    his life in London in 1666. When the
    fire happened, he wrote about what
    was happening and what he saw.
    Although lots of people’s houses and
    belongings were destroyed in the fire,
    his diary was not.

    How do we know that Samuel Pepys’


    diary is a good source of information?

    Samuel Pepys really saw the fire happening and wrote about it at the
    same time. His diary was very detailed.
    Before, During and After the Great Fire of London
    Did You Know…?
    What is the most interesting fact that you know about the Great Fire of
    London and why?
    Aim
    To describe London before, during and after the Great Fire.

    Success Criteria
    I can describe the problems that meant the fire was able to spread.
    I can describe what happened during the fire.
    I can explain how and why London changed after the fire.

    You might also like