The Great Fire of London, 1666

Categories: History, Key Stage 1
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Travel back to 1666 and find out how a fire in a small bakery on Pudding Lane spread across London. Children learn why the fire spread so fast, how people escaped and fought it, how London was rebuilt and how we know about it today. Written for Key Stage 1 (ages 5–7).

Tutwoo Kids is an independent learning provider. This course is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department for Education, Ofqual or any exam board. Our certificates celebrate learning but are not qualifications.

What Will You Learn?

  • Tell the story of the Great Fire of London in the right order Explain why the fire spread so quickly Describe how London was rebuilt with brick and stone Know how diaries like Samuel Pepys’s help us learn about the past

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Sunday 2 September 1666: the fire begins
  • Escaping and fighting the fire
  • Building a new London
  • How do we know? Clues from the past

For grown-ups
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