London's Burning! - The Great Fire of 1666
Peter Whitehead
- Regions:
- Kent, London
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Hobby
- Fee:
- Free
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 30th July 2025
- Tagged:
- London History | Great Fire
An account of the Great Fire of London in September 1666. From a fire in a baker's shop, most of the City of London was destroyed. Find out what Samuel Pepys did with his cheese and why foreigners were blamed for causing the fire. Hear too why plans to redesign London largely came to nothing.
Organisations/Venues should have appropriate IT and projection facilities to allow a PowerPoint presentation to be shown. This talk lasts about 45 minutes to an hour.
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After a 40 year career in the Civil Service, Peter now volunteers at a range of institutions. In the past these have included the Charles Dickens Museum, the Old Royal Naval College Greenwich and the Royal Academy. He now is a volunteer at The Charterhouse and The Guards Museum and gives talks to help fundraise for these institutions.
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