London has burned, bled, and rotted — but never fallen. From the Great Plague of 1665 to the Great Fire of 1666, the city faced back-to-back disasters that nearly erased it.

The third is the rarest of the folios, with many copies believed to have been lost in the Great Fire of London in 1666. The sequence was completed with the Fourth Folio in 1685. Generations of ...

On the night of September 2nd, a spark from a baker's oven in Pudding Lane ignited a fire which roared through the tightly packed streets of London, destroying up to a third of the city. including ...

The London Assembly on Wednesday warned that the Brigade’s Professional Standards Unit (PSU) - an arms-length body established to uphold high standards within the LFB - lacks sufficient ...

It is believed the third book’s rarity is because some of the stock was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. The Third Folio included seven additional plays, but only one ...

who brings “both fire and crushed dignity” to the role of mechanic’s wife Myrtle, Tom’s mistress, for Curtis. Ouch. This musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby has received something of a ...

It rapidly spread in the city's muck and poisonous air. The plague was ultimately ended by the Great Fire of London in 1666 that destroyed much of the city, including infected districts.

The London fire brigade has said there is no way to verify ... pictures from UKNIP “Firefighters demonstrated great courage to bring multiple people, including one child, to safety.

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) "lacks independence and ... However, he said changing workplace culture took time. He added: "A great deal of work has taken place over the last three years ...

National Rail has issued the following advice for passengers affected by the IT issues impacting the Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink network: The 10.49pm London Paddington ...

With work beginning in 1672, St Mary Aldermanbury was the sixth church Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt after the Great Fire of London While St Mary Aldermanbury may have been destroyed in the Blitz ...

Many recent fires have involved second-hand e-bikes or e-scooters which have been modified using parts bought online, Richard Field said. The deputy assistant commissioner for prevention and ...