The Stuarts: The Great Fire of London

PowerPoint (with 6 slides) and two word documents that examine the causes of the Great Fire of London, who specifically was responsible and its consequences for the development of London.

Activities include

• Quick Quiz starter activity on some Great Fire of London key facts.

• Source analysis exercise on the causes of the Great Fire.

• Source analysis exercise (A-G) to investigate who was responsible for the Great Fire; Thomas Farriner or Robert Hubert.

• Discussion based exercise on whether Hubert received a fair trial.

• Discussion based exercise on why Christopher Wren and Valentine Knight’s plans for rebuilding London were impractical.

• Conclusion on how far the Great Fire had a negative impact on London.

• Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering aspects of Stuart Britain / Early Modern Europe.

• Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

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