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THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING SUGGESTIONS
“ Great Plague of 1665-1666” UK National Archives ACCESSED 27 July 2022. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/great-plague/
Little, Becky “When London Faced a Pandemic – And a Devastating Fire”. HISTORY.com. 25 March 2020. ACCESSED 27 July 2022. https://www.history.com/news/plague-pandemic-great-fire
Eveleth, Rose “Officially, More People Died Falling Off the Great Fire of London Monument Than Died in the Fire – But Only Officially” SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE March 4, 2014 ACCESSED 27 July 2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/no-more-people-have-not-died-falling-monument-great-fire-london-fire-itself-180949960/
“The Great Fire of London, 1666,” Eyewitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2004)
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“Great Fire of London Begins” History.com Editors. Feb 9 2010 Updated Sept 7 2021. ACCESSED 27 July 2022. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/great-fire-of-london-begins
“The Great Fire of London” London Fire Brigade. ACCESSED 27 July 2022. https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/museum/history-and-stories/the-great-fire-of-london/
Johnson, Ben. “The Great Fire of London”. Historic UK. ACCESSED 27 July 2022. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Great-Fire-of-London/
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