The Great Fire of London, with Ludgate and Old St Paul’s, artist unknown (c.1670). Yale Centre for British Art Given that Thomas Dagger was sandwiched between the Farriners, Jeater and I suspected ...

Well, the answer is easy. The Great Fire of London was one of the greatest catastrophes ever to befall the City and was a tale just too extraordinary not to be told.

On September 2, 1666, 80% of medieval London burned to the ground in the largest fire in the city's history. The fire raged for more than three days, consuming huge swaths of the city, but the ...