A Journey Through the Great Fire of London
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- Опубликовано: 6 июн 2024
- The Great Fire of London, which erupted on Pudding Lane in early September 1666, is one of the city's most infamous disasters..
Over the course of several dreadful days, the inferno consumed much of the old, walled City, destroying 87 churches, 44 livery halls, many famous landmarks and 13,200 homes.
In this video, I'd like to take you on a journey through London's greatest calamity, showing you how the fire developed and spread, the streets across which it raged, what the experience was like for those on the ground, and where you can now see the rare handful of buildings which managed to survived the blaze...
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:39 Part 1: Kindling
02:26 Prophecies
04:46 John Rathbone's Foiled Plot
05:47 Part 2: Spark
06:07 Where Pudding Lane gets its name from
08:04 Surviving Houses
09:57 Part 3: Ignition
11:06 Location of the Baker's Oven
11:17 The Great Fire of London Begins
12:08 Fish Street Hill
13:03 Part 4: Flare Up
13:10 Thomas Bludworth: The Lord Mayor of London
13:48 Samuel Pepys and Seething Lane
14:58 London Bridge
16:26 News Reaches Westminster
17:35 King Charles II
18:36 Watling Street and Cannon Street
20:21 Lombard Street
20:33 Queenhithe
21:00 John Evelyn Views the Fire
21:35 Destruction of the Post Office
22:08 Barbican & St Giles Cripplegate
22:44 Surviving Pubs
23:11 Part 5: Inferno
23:39 The Emergency HQ at Ely Place
24:31 17th Century Fire Fighting Equipment
25:49 Cornhill, Threadneedle Street & the Royal Exchange
26:19 Bread Street, Friday Street & Bucklersbury
26:44 What did the Fire Sound Like?
27:33 Bartholomew's Gatehouse
27:48 Homeless Londoners
28:11 The Smoke Plume Reaches Oxford
28:49 Leadenhall, St Katherine Cree & St Andrew Undershaft
29:18 Part 6: Conflagration
29:36 Fleet Street
30:28 Pepys Buries His Cheese
30:57 St. Olave's Church
31:17 All-Hallows-by-the-Tower
31:30 Chancery Lane, Old Bailey & Newgate Gaol
32:01 Guildhall, Gog & Magog
32:25 St Paul's Cathedral Destroyed
33:56 Part 7: Embers
34:25 Inner Temple
35:11 The Wind Changes...
35:31 The Great Fire of London Ends
36:17 Part 8: Ashes
37:21 The Death Toll
38:45 Robert Hubert
39:54 Part 9: Phoenix
40:33 The Golden Boy of Pye Corner
41:03 The Monument
41:44 St Paul's Phoenix
42:10 Outro
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Links for this video:
The Monument
www.themonument.org.uk
St Paul's Cathedral
www.stpauls.co.uk
The Hoop & Grapes
www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/rest...
The Seven Stars
www.thesevenstars1602.co.uk
The Old Wine Shades
www.davy.co.uk/wine-bar/the-o...
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Credits:
Images:
Fire Footage: Oleg Gamulinskii, (Cottonbro Studio), Neil Hedley, Arnav Kainthola, Esmanur Ekşi via Pexels.com
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Charles II on horseback: Fitzwilliam Museum (Creative Commons)
St Brides Church: Chris Downer (Geography, Creative Commons)
Collapsing Wall Painting: Imperial War Museum
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Music:
Past the Edge (Kevin MacLeod)
Black Mass (Brian Bolger)
Goddess of the Sea (Jimmy Contreras)
Impertinence (Joel Cummins)
Analogue Cabin (Noir Et Blanc Vie)
Dramatic Swarm (Doug Maxwell)
Whole Tone Limbo (Godmode)
Danse Macabre (Kevin Macleod)
Danse Macabre - No Violin by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/...
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Artist: incompetech.com/
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Dreamlike by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/...
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A Baroque Letter (Aaron Kenny)
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Artist: audionautix.com/
Alpha Mission (Jimena Contreras)
Black Mass (Brian Bolger)
Relent (Kein Macleod)
I’ll Remember You (Jeremy Blake)
A Night Alone (TrackTribe)
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What a totally absorbing and comprehensive account of the great fire of London. Part of our schools curriculum, pupils and teachers this is by far the best account on any social network. We'll done Rob you really are a first class historian.
I really appreciate that, thank you.
Rob is a top class historian. I love his work.
I am also a history teacher - I absolutely concur with the above. It is strange that the highest quality history content now appears on RUclips channels, or podcasts, such as the Rest is History, rather than the BBC, but there you go. This is clearly the best video online about the Fire - neither dumbed down nor inaccessible to, say, a year 7. Outstanding work as ever - much like your previous videos, which clearly involve a great deal of research and execution. Don't give up, you are appreciated!
Is there a category for Histopographical/cultural/pictorial ? @@hgkgiles
@@hgkgiles Incredible comment; thank you so much, your kind words and support mean a great deal to me.
I hope this video will be of you use to pupils learning about the Great Fire.
Thanks again and stay well! 🙂
Wow, Rob! That was something else, even by your own high standard! What a fantastic documentary. Thank you!
Thank you so much 😉 Really appreciate your kind words.
Once again, Rob, you have proven yourself to be the ultimate authority on the history of all things London. The superb production and editing, and the writing and delivery in this video offering are what provide more insight into the causes and results of the fire that destroyed the city in 1666. Again, Rob, you are a historian extraordinaire and I bow to you genius.
Paul, you have made my evening with your incredibly kind words. Thank you so much sir, that means a lot to me. Stay well and thank you again.
That was a tremendous piece of work Rob.
I can't imagine how much work that took to put it together.
Thank you so much Graham, really appreciate your kind words. Stay well.
Hi Rob. What an incredible amount of work you put into this extremely informative video, I truly believe you should receive much more recognition for your efforts and thank you for sharing with us 💕🦆
That means a great deal to me Pam, thank you so much. Stay well ☺️
Rob, I pay you the greatest compliment a documentarian can receive...44 minutes went by in 20. I learned more about the Fire today than in all my 68 years and for that I'm am grateful. Lightly, I can never hear the name Samuel Pepys without thinking "Save the cheese!" Superb work, my friend. Shared it to my Twitter where my Hollywood channel has fair following.
John, thank you so much for your kind words and support, that means a great deal to me mate.
I really appreciate you sharing the video too; that's a huge help. I didn't know you had a Hollywood channel- where can I find it?
Thanks again my friend and stay well.
Top man John.
Great vid Rob as always. Years ago I used to work in Peninsula House on the corner of pudding lane, and used to spend summer lunch times wandering the near-by streets looking for the remaining period buildings. Good times and an interesting way to learn. Keep safe and well. C.
Thanks Clive, you too.
HIgh-quality videos like these, which were unthinkable not more than a decade ago, are, I believe, clearly heralding a new era for documentaries consisting mostly of a small-team's effort rather than a big media outlet's endeavour.
Well done indeed and thank you!
Scott-ish… I honestly can’t express how much the words you’ve expressed in your comment mean to me.
Thank you so much my friend; truly appreciated. Made my evening!
@@Robslondon It's the least I could do, my friend, as your channel inspires me so much.
Greetings from a Brazilian lad who once lived in London and loved roaming its narrow, traffic-heavy streets but more so The Square Mile and surrounding areas in particular.
@@Robslondon Now if only they started awarding BAFTAs to TRULY independent producers...
@@scott-ish404 Bless you Scott. Thank you so much; it really is kind words like yours which keep me going. Stay well my friend. 🇧🇷
What an incredibly well researched, well written and illustrated documentary Rob. Not just one of your best but one of the best.
That's so kind of you to say raymonda; many thanks indeed sir.
That was an excellent video Rob - far better than any documentary that I've seen on television. Thank you.
I really appreciate that Sparky, thank you so much.
What a fantastic film. Well done, Rob! BBC doc quality.
That is so generous of you JacqTracks; many thanks indeed! I truly appreciate your support and kind words; stay well my friend.
Absolutely agree with you 100%❤
What a fantastic and comprehensive documentary, Rob. You were certainly on fire with this one. Well done! 🙂
😄 Thanks so much Phil!
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An amazing job of telling and showing this terrible fire nearly step by step. It does seem unlikely that there were just 6 deaths. So sad.
Thank you for sharing, as an American knew very little of this.
It’s a pleasure Susan; thank you so much for watching. Stay well.
Can't imagine the effort needed to create content of this quality Rob, Outstanding 💪
I really appreciate that DC, thank you. Hope you’re keeping well.
Hey Rob. I've just spent the day in London and found myself saying,
"Seen that in Robs channel, seen that....."
Thanks for all your hard work, I had a good knowledge of London from the start. Paul.
Ha ha! Cheers Paul! Great comment, hope you had a good day ;-)
Dear Rob, may I be the 225th person to congratulate you on yet another fab video. When I saw it was 45 minutes long I planned to watch half today and the rest tomorrow: I was so absorbed I suddenly realised it was over! If only my earlier trip to the dentist had gone by with such speed. A fantastic piece of work pal.
Thank you so much David; really appreciate your kind words. And thank for making it all the way through! ;-) Stay well mate.
One of best telling of this well known story, with more of the little details that you provide to make it relevant today. Wonderful stuff and I am glad you didn't rush it.
Thank you so much John.
Hi Rob, there were times watching this that I gained the distinct impression I could smell burning and see whisks of smoke drifting from my iPad. You certainly put masses of research and effort in this. Perhaps only the dwindling number of people who witnessed the blitz could relate to this vast conflagration.
Such a great comment Mark, thank you. And yes, good point- it’s hard to imagine something on this scale. Stay well mate.
@@Robslondon I meant ‘wisps’ not ‘whisks’.
Great video Rob, but one thing you might have added was that when the monument was first erected there was no safety fence and seven people either fell or jumped to their deaths. That makes it, as far as I know, the only monument to a disaster that has been responsible for more deaths than the disaster it commemorates . . .
Ah, good point 😉 As I say though, the Monument needs a video all of its own…
Honestly, one of the most absorbing things I've watched! Great job!
That means a great deal to me; thank you so much!
Wonderful comment.
What a great video, personally I'd say better than many others I've seen over the years, including the BBC's overlong 450th anniversary series.
I shall certainly be recommending it
I really appreciate that cockneyse; many thanks my friend. Your support is very important to me. Stay well.
Mr Cockney what a terrific comment and I totally agree with your statement regarding the BBC. This is where Rob deserves to be.
Just came back from a trip to London and wish that I saw this documentary before I went. We plan on going back and now I am going to make sure I know all this before I go back.
Such a lovely comment, thank you! Hope you make it back here soon 😉
So much to learn from this. The way that rumours became truth, the lack of preparedness, despite warnings - sounds familiar!
Ha ha! Exactly Vicky! ;-)
A wonderful and hard hitting video. Thank you Rob, your expertise is greatly appreciated as always 👌🏻
Thank you so much Christine, I really appreciate your kind words. Stay well.
At first I didn’t want to watch,but I am glad I did. Really good presentation . Thank you.
So glad you did Lois! Thank you my friend
I could be wrong, but I think The George on Fleet Street is another pub that survived the great fire. Thanks for the great video!
Thanks Lisa 😊
Masterfully done, and so listen-able, as is all of your content.
That is so kind of you aureaphilos; many thanks indeed my friend! Much appreciated 😊
Can't believe I didn't watch this before, how did you do all that research (unbelievable)..Very high standard video.
Ah, thank you ;-)
What a brilliant and entertaining documentary of the Great Fire of London! I never knew the Monument was in tribute to that event (and I've passed by it a million times!) Cheers Rob 🙂
Darren, that is so kind of you! Many thanks for your kind words and support; that means a great deal to me. Cheers and stay well.
another excellent video Rob, imagine how London would have looked like today if the Great Fire and the Blitz never happened. Imagine the Pubs that would still exist and the stories they could tell. ..I love how you actually go to these areas and film instead of just showing still photographs, Cheers Rob, many Thanks from Thailand.
Thank you so much…. Yes just imagine, what’s lost 😞 Stay well and thanks again.
Excellent video, going to watch it again after I walk the dog.. Thankyou.
Thanks David- I appreciate the repeat viewings very much! ;-) Cheers and stay well.
An epic . Great work on this one Rob. So much research, filming and editing, not to mention the time taken to put the music track together. Thanks so much. Lance
Much appreciated Lance, thank you so much. It took a while yes! A labour of love ;-) Cheers and stay well.
You have definitely raised the bar with this one Rob. This must have taken a lot of time to research. Very informative from start to finish. 👏👏
Ha ha! Thanks Paul! Yes, it took a while I must admit! 😉 Hope you’re keeping well.
i just subbed recently and i am hooked! i should have watched your docs prior my first ever london trip back in april.
Thanks so much Anna! Good to have you here and hope you make it back to London soon
Thanks Rob, what a great account, so very well researched. So much history about London - looking forward to the Monument video.
Many thanks Michael! Much appreciated.
Well that was an epic, both in length and quality. Kudos to you 👏🏻👍🏻
Thank you so much!
I have been seeing your videos on London with great interest. But this one will be classed as one of your best.
This video has a special place for me. I used to work for The Lloyd's Banking Group in 2011 (in their worldwide statutory accounting office) in the very building on which the 'Pudding Lane' street name is fixed. I even took my 8 year old to this site as she was keen to learn more about the Great Fire of London.
I am planning to create a YT channel showcasing the famous streets of London on my Royal Enfield 350 motorcycle this summer.
Once again, thank you for your love and pride in London. 👏👏👍
That means so much to me Mike; thank you for the kind words. Let me know when you start your channel, I’d like to see it!
I like these longer videos
I appreciate that, thank you, and many thanks for watching.
Wow, Rob!
There should be an additional test in "The Knowledge" called "Lordan's London".
You never cease to amaze!
Ha ha! That's very kind of you to say Bryan :-D Hope you're keeping well.
Wow! I was totally hooked. Every year at the school I work for we cover the great fire. Now I can add a few things to keep the children gripped. Thank you for all your hard work that you have put into this one. ❤
Thank you so, so much Gill! When I made the video, it was my hope that it could be used by kids learning about the Great Fire, so it's wonderful to hear that :-) Thanks again and stay well.
What year group studies the fire of London?
This the most enjoyable and informative history video I have watched for a while. Well done. Bring us more! Rob
Bless you Robert, thank you so much! And I will do 😉
Thank you for your hard work in making this informative video
It's a pleasure Adam, thank you so much for watching.
This was a cracking 'feature length' episode of Robslondon. I've seen a few docs covering the great fire but this was excellent at piecing together the events as they unfolded. Cheers Rob
I really appreciate that John; many thanks indeed! Glad you enjoyed it. Stay well:
Wonderful photography of the City of London. Excellent.
I really appreciate that Stuart, thank you.
Thanks for another great video. I think growing up in 1970s nearby Greater London House is so called I think because it was part of the old GLC. It was really run down and when the replica cats and colour restored you could really appreciate the lovely architecture.
Great comment thanks. Didn’t think about the GLC connection, but would certainly make sense!
Well done Rob - a fantastic visual accompaniment to Neil Hanson's excellent book on the fire "The Dreadful Judgement".
Thank you so much Martin 🙂
Well done Sir, a damn fine talk-through of the Great Fire of London for me. Wasn't there, can't argue upon the accuracy frankly.
Regards & best wishes are sent from Western Scotland.
I really appreciate your kind words; many thanks indeed.
Very well paced documentary, with some excellent connections between the present and the past, and interesting views of what little physically remains of old London architecture after the fire, Blitz, and the likes of Nicholas Ridley...Many thanks...
Much appreciated Ted, thank you.
Rob, that was a.wonderful documentary. I learnt so much. Thank you.
It’s a pleasure- thank you so much for watching!
Great video! I remember going on a school trip to London in the 1970s, and learning about the Great Fire, amongst other things. I really enjoyed this video, a lot. Thanks for sharing!
Lovely comment, thank you piepowered! :-)
First! 🤓
I’ve been looking forward to this video !
🏆 Enjoy!
That was FLAMING fantastic, surprised there wasnt more casualties. Big effort doing this vid Rob, 👏 👌
Cheers Dave! Good to hear from you mate, hope all is well 🍺
Fantastic Fact's, well done Rob, a true son of London.....🇬🇧🎬😁✌️🧐🇬🇧💯🙏😇
Timing is everything 🆘
Well told tale, thank mate⚖️💯🇬🇧🙏
Thank you so much Gary! Appreciate the kind words mate. Stay well.
This video was amazing! It's staggering that the cause was so well documented, but that there were only six recorded deaths. I suspect you are correct, in that most of those lost to the fire were wholly consumed by it, and unrecognizable as such. If it were hot enough to melt the roof of St. Paul's, it was more than hot enough to reduce a corpse to ash. Poor things.
Beautiful comment, thank you
Excellent presentation! So much valuable info along with the visuals made this the best doc on the fire I have seen . Well done!
That means a lot to me Alannah, thank you so much. Stay well.
I always enjoy your video's, but this one was exceptional. Captivating story. Thanks Rob.
I truly appreciate that Joyce, thank you so much. Stay well :-)
Amazing video Rob, Thank you, that's the most informative documentary about the Great Fire that I have ever seen, brilliant!!
Tony I concur 100%
Thank you so much Tony! :-) Much appreciated.
Bloody brilliant, i thought I was watching a documentary on the Discovery channel 👍
this is great Rob! Thanks for all the hard work you've put into this video. I've shared it with my friends
Thank you so much Nanou; your support is hugely appreciated! It really does help. Thanks again and stay well.
Absolutely brilliant Rob thank you. If I was responsible for burning a city down I would be inclined to blame someone else.
Ha ha 😉 Thanks for the kind words
Great work! Really impressive and interesting! Thanks a lot. Being a norwegian, I have visited St. Olav church. Never knew it had survived the fire, and how. Now I will look at the area in a new way.
Thanks so much Ronny 😉🇳🇴
@@Robslondon 😊
The longer format really suited this informative and entertaining documentary Rob. Nice one!
Cheers! 😉
Excellent as always Rob! Seems like this guy Peyps might have invented smoked Parmesan 😲
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Thanks Robert great video
Much appreciated John, thank you.
I am just now getting around to watching this. Very good!
Thanks so much asheland! Hope you're keeping well.
@@Robslondon indeed! Thanks Rob!
Another masterful video Rob, thanks for all your hard work.
Thank you so much; it’s a pleasure ☺️
Wow! What a tremendous documentary. 👍🏻 This is the most detailed description of The Great Fire I’ve seen. I also really enjoyed all the extra looks at the pubs and buildings that survived the conflagration. Beaconsfield isn’t far from me, so to find out paper carried on the wind from the fire ended up there was an amazing fact I had never heard of before. Bravo Rob! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you so much as always for your kind words and support ladyellice; much appreciated! Hope you're keeping well and thanks for watching :-)
@@Robslondon Thank you Rob, I am well, as I hope are you? I’m now looking at Beaconsfield in a different light! 😉
This really is absolutely excellent. You could have mentioned the Fire Court.
Thank you so much! I did start looking at the Fire Court (and Fire Insurance too) but the video was already very long! I think there is enough for a second video about the aftermath of the fire...
Thanks again and stay well.
@@Robslondon A post-fire vid is an excellent idea.
A well researched story, Thanks for sharing.
It's a pleasure, thank you for watching.
Very good film making Rob, I always love the musical choices you make as well. you made this documentary very interesting with good footage..
I really appreciate that Sharon, thank you! Stay well.
Thanks Rob for all your videos. One of the secret shelters on the other side of the road ifrom Goodge street station is another bunker. This was used to store precious artwork. It is now home to the government art collection used in embassies and consulates around the world as well as government departments. Down a discreet side street is an unmarked entrance. You go down a goods lift to see the collection. Very difficult to get in passport and ID cleared in advance and only open a couple of times a year and not advertised. They told me they would like to show the work but is not really secure to have more visitors.
Thanks Martin, that’s fascinating I had no idea about that place… I want to know more now!! 😉
Yes, Rob, it's a fantastic piece of history.
Excellent historical accomplishment. Well done!
Thank you very much Peter :-)
Very nicely done!! Always enjoy your vids.
I really appreciate that, thank you.
Well worth waiting for. ❤
Thank you so much Stephan ☺️
Really great documentary, thanks so much Rob! Informative, interesting, and engaging, as always! hats off to you sir :)
That’s so kind of you Vicky, thank you!
One of your best!
Thank you! 😄
Brilliant job. Thanks Rob.
Cheers Paul, hope you’re keeping well
What a fabulous video Rob as usual!❤
Thank you Vicky, I really appreciate your support :-) Hope you're keeping well.
Well worth the wait, Rob. Excellent commentary on the fire - I enjoy your your work immensely.
Thank you so much Peter, I really appreciate your kind words.
Thanks for a superb video. Many years ago I used to often drink in The Hoop and Grapes at Aldgate and had not realised it was a survivor of the Great File.
Cheers Keith! Good excuse to pop back there 😉🍺
Absolutely superb documentary. I walk many of these streets a few days every week . I will now keep a look out for the parts that I have not previously noticed.
Much appreciated Robbojax, thank you
This was very good. Well done Rob.
Thank you Belinda :-)
amazing video as usual
Thank you so much Kian!
Thank you for your informative, thoughtful, & fascinating tour. Loved the test card at the end.❤
Thank you so much crystal waters :-) A lovely comment.
Such a great video! Thank you!
Thanks jatz!
Amazing video, so much work involved
Thank you so much Dorothy.
Excellent, Rob! Looking forward to your next video!
Many thanks Roger :-)
Brilliant
Thank you 😊
Great story Rob. Very interesting and credible. Thank you.
Thank you so much Kimmy ☺️
your docos are soooo good. thanks :)
Thank you so much ☺️
I love it as always. It's great and interesting. Thank you Robert. 👍👍👍😍😍😍
Thank you Sharon ☺️
Great work, this was put together really well
Thank you so much David
Fantastic video.... possibly your best one yet
Thank you so much James ☺️
Excellent. Thank you.
Thank you!
I so appreciated this! Best one I’ve seen on the subject. Thank you for this work.
I really appreciate that, many thanks indeed 😊
That was really good. Entertaining and educational. Nice work, Rob!
Thank you so much 😊
Excellent video!
Many thanks!
Excellent video Rob, cheers.
Thank you ☺️
Great video Rob 👍👏
Thank you!