The Great Fire of London in 1666 is one the most remembered events of British history. This book simply retells the events of the fire, from its start in Pudding Lane to the reconstruction of London by Christopher Wren when it was all over. It considers how the wooden houses of the time allowed the fire to spread and how we know what happened from eyewitness accounts such as in Samuel Pepys' diary.

Start-Up History is a series of 6 titles looking at everyday objects and events from their historical perspective and encourages readers to ask questions about what they can see on the page and how that might relate to their own experiences building skills and historical vocabulary. Perfect introductory history texts for 5-7 KS1 readers.

This book features in the following series: Start Up History, Start-Up History .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 1. KS1 covers school years 1 and 2, and ages 5-7 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 years.

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Stewart Ross is a popular children's author. He has written many books on historical subjects, both fiction and non-fiction.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: The Great Fire of London
• 1: When was the Great Fire of London?
• 1: How do we know about the Great Fire?
• 1: How did the Great Fire start?
• 1: Why did a little fire become the Great Fire?
• 1: Trying to put out the fire
• 1: After the Great Fire
• 1: Building a new city
• 1: The story of the Great Fire
• 1: Further information for Parents and Teachers
• 1: Index