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Revealing what actually happened during the Great Fire of London of 1666, hour by hour, and street by street.
Episode 3 : A City Rebuilt
June. 02,2017
Dan Jones reveals why Londoners were desperate to stop the fire reaching the Tower, Rob Bell looks at the bizarre 17-century methods of treating burns and Suzannah Lipscomb examines a controversial new theory about how many people died.
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Episode 2 : Death and Destruction
June. 01,2017
Dan Jones follows the path of the fire on the worst day of its rampage as it swept through some of London's iconic buildings, Suzannah Lipscomb finds evidence in the archives of who was blamed and who escaped scot free.
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Episode 1 : London Burns
May. 31,2017
Dan Jones visits the exact location of the bakery where it started, Suzannah Lipscomb reveals how Londoners tried to save their belongings, and Rob Bell investigates 17th-century building materials and the prevailing weather conditions.
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