Introduction

The great fire of 16 66 changed the city of london forever. Buildings were so tightly packed together that they blocked out the light. The country was at war with the dutch republic, meaning the royal navy weren't around because they were off at sea shooting at dutch people. A deadly disease known as the plague had also spread through london the summer before,. People believed that a good to ward it off was with smoke from lighting fires and smoking tobacco pipes or even from setting off guns.