The Great Fire of London
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The Myth of the Great Fire of London
Official accounts after the Great Fire of London have half a dozen, maybe eight people to have died. It's commonly believed that by burning the unsanitary houses and the rats that scurry throughout the city the Great Fire ended the plague. This is identified by the Museum of London as a myth. Another probable myth is the extremely low death toll. There are anomalies in terms of the average age of death during the month of the fire.
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