Great Fire of London
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Great Fire of London
In the end, there was a scapegoat. There was a man that was blamed for the great fire - Robert Hubert who seemed to fit the bill. But he decided to confess that he had committed arson at Thomas Fariner's bake house. He even led investigators to the site of the arson as well. And he was tried and found guilty. I was wondering if he was a vulnerable person in some way. I think it was the Earl of Clarendon who said later on that I think he called him a wretched soul that wanted to depart this life. It is absolutely one of the victims of the Great Fire of London. Despite this, people also saw it and knew that it
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