One can only imagine the utter terror and sights that went on in the streets. Dark smoke and fire everywhere you looked. People screaming from agony, people holding their children close to them as they were pushed further down the road by other people carrying goods and pets and all kinds of manner, desperately trying to escape the smoke and fire. Even worse, people being trampled, being robbed or raped in some dark alleyway while trying to escape. (we all know what happens when there is large chaos) I can imagine people jumping out of the windows of their houses while on fire, surprised by it and to late to turn anywhere. Thanks for the video. It was dark, interesting and informative at the same time. Wish you lots of more views in the new year!!
I love the pigeon passage from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, "And among other things, the poor pigeons, I perceive, were loth to leave their houses, but hovered about the windows and balconys till they were, some of them burned, their wings, and fell down." There's so much humanity in his writing. Whole thing's available at a well-designed website, first Google hit.
Yes! As a young person in the UK, I watched a Samuel Pepys series every week, and loved it. I'm glad to see I can find it, or something similar, online.
_"The loss [from the fire] was estimated at about nine to ten million"_ If the fire occurred today, and burned for the same length of time, with the same scale of destruction, it's been estimated that it would cause ~499 billion pounds (GBP) worth of damage (£499,000,000,000).
My grandson visiting for Christmas overhead this video as I was watching. "Oh I learned about that"! He even said it was the baker. He's homeschooled. Doubt there's a 6th grader in public school learned about this. I'd heard of it (I'm 63) but didn't know any details.
I recently visited the Tyburn Tree marker and I thought of the many thousands of lives ended there, including poor, mentally ill Robert. One of surely thousands of scapegoats, black sheep, and innocents executed on that spot.
An intriguing aspect of those who moved to America is that they took with them customs & traditions which in many cases survived in the US but did not survive in Britain, such that for example school playground games and other traditions found in the US today are a closer match to what was common in early Britain before the 1700s. The same is true for some aspects of language. As a Brit, this is why I find much of US history, customs, etc. so fascinating. I think you would like the channel called Dime Store Adventures, many great tales.
Perfect last drop for 2024 I appreciate all your content it is in the top 5% tier of all media I peruse off the tube so I wanted to say thank you for providing us such a needed resource and RESPITE
At 07:34 there is an interesting picture that I think, really represents the filthy narrow streets during bad weather and their wooden housing and shops. Anyone know who the artist is, or do I need to used Google's image search? lol I'd love to see more art like that.
So horrific and yet I could not turn away. I blame the Mayor of London Sir Thomas Bloodworth and his poxy decision made early on in the conflagration. It's ironic that the current Mayor of London is feeling some heat these days.
Quick thinking using explosives may help make fire breaks. Think St.John's Newfoundland burned for the first time in same yr during windstorm. Prob coal fire stared blaze. Burned the place up good.Bad year.
To be honest, not sure about other viewers, but in school we often stopped at 1666 and didn't pick up history until say, Victoria coming to the throne, or even later. A spin off channel or a toe into Great fire to say the start of the industrial revolution? You can put TV on and see Victorian/Industrial shows and see about Great fire and before in the civil war, but I think that is a gap, especially in my knowledge and I'm a history graduate 😅 I am editing to say, basically late Stuart through the Georgian period 😅 I realised I summarised it poorly.
One can only imagine the utter terror and sights that went on in the streets. Dark smoke and fire everywhere you looked. People screaming from agony, people holding their children close to them as they were pushed further down the road by other people carrying goods and pets and all kinds of manner, desperately trying to escape the smoke and fire. Even worse, people being trampled, being robbed or raped in some dark alleyway while trying to escape. (we all know what happens when there is large chaos)
I can imagine people jumping out of the windows of their houses while on fire, surprised by it and to late to turn anywhere.
Thanks for the video. It was dark, interesting and informative at the same time.
Wish you lots of more views in the new year!!
EarlyModernMadness spinoff channel in the works?
noooooooooooo
Do more of these early modern stories. This was awesome
Please never stop making these!!! Love your videos
I love the pigeon passage from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, "And among other things, the poor pigeons, I perceive, were loth to leave their houses, but hovered about the windows and balconys till they were, some of them burned, their wings, and fell down." There's so much humanity in his writing. Whole thing's available at a well-designed website, first Google hit.
Samuel Pepys diary website is MY FAVORITE INTERNET SITE! I, too, love his writing very much!
Yes! As a young person in the UK, I watched a Samuel Pepys series every week, and loved it.
I'm glad to see I can find it, or something similar, online.
I love this early modern masness along with the medieval madness!!!
This was awesome!!! Great job. I didn't even realize that it was longer than usual because it was so informative. Would love more.
_"The loss [from the fire] was estimated at about nine to ten million"_
If the fire occurred today, and burned for the same length of time, with the same scale of destruction, it's been estimated that it would cause ~499 billion pounds (GBP) worth of damage (£499,000,000,000).
My grandson visiting for Christmas overhead this video as I was watching. "Oh I learned about that"! He even said it was the baker. He's homeschooled. Doubt there's a 6th grader in public school learned about this. I'd heard of it (I'm 63) but didn't know any details.
It was the baker on pudding lane!
London bridge is falling down…
My fair lady 🎶🎶
Excellent story telling 👏 I "love" stories about the great fire and the great stink
Thanks!
Drinking and unattended fires and loose candles can be culprits of fires starting.
Brilliant video! Thank you!
And this, folks, is why we have modern fire code…
They had too..
But nobody followed it…
The longer format was great, very interesting
I recently visited the Tyburn Tree marker and I thought of the many thousands of lives ended there, including poor, mentally ill Robert. One of surely thousands of scapegoats, black sheep, and innocents executed on that spot.
I don’t mind the shift into the 17th century- there’s plenty of madness in every era
I love the longer videos!!
EVERY old city has a Fire narrative …Thanks for this ❤
Which is exactly why modern fire codes exist!
St.John's had several bad fires since 1497. There was one in the late1990's that almost got out of hand. Tin Pad Alley was gutted.
As an American its so interesting looking at the art. The people look exactly the same with the style of clothing and everything.
An intriguing aspect of those who moved to America is that they took with them customs & traditions which in many cases survived in the US but did not survive in Britain, such that for example school playground games and other traditions found in the US today are a closer match to what was common in early Britain before the 1700s. The same is true for some aspects of language. As a Brit, this is why I find much of US history, customs, etc. so fascinating.
I think you would like the channel called Dime Store Adventures, many great tales.
Boudica is also River Song.
Shhh...SPOILERS!
I really like the longer videos
Perfect last drop for 2024 I appreciate all your content it is in the top 5% tier of all media I peruse off the tube so I wanted to say thank you for providing us such a needed resource and RESPITE
At 07:34 there is an interesting picture that I think, really represents the filthy narrow streets during bad weather and their wooden housing and shops.
Anyone know who the artist is, or do I need to used Google's image search? lol
I'd love to see more art like that.
30 minutes video,Yay!!
This will help me sleep! Thankyou!
Lighting in summer starts raging blazes here in Canada. Last until snow flies.
Excellent !!!!
Poor water pressure at hydrants due to criminal access to water system.
Let's have another channel with the next time period! I'd subscribe to that one too! 👍🏻
Motorcycle clubhouses and restaurants are most likely places for fires to start in modern times.
I'd love to see a 'RenaissanceRevival' channel!
Then plague...bummer.
I would have thought late medieval, but early modern madness was hilarious.
This video is 🔥.
🚒
Wish we were still a Republic.
Did they get it put out?
It sounded as if you said Oliver Cromwell died in 1651 when we all know it was in 1658.
September!
So horrific and yet I could not turn away. I blame the Mayor of London Sir Thomas Bloodworth and his poxy decision made early on in the conflagration. It's ironic that the current Mayor of London is feeling some heat these days.
Thank God, the capital of the universe is still standing and thriving again. God bless Albion and London. ❤
Too bad they couldn't find that woman who could urinate the fire out,but thank god the parmesan cheese was saved.
"Ee-do"?? Sir please 😂😂 EH-do. Edo.
Drunken and oblivious until realized their part of town is now cinders.
01:40 "Since the execution of his father King Charles II in 1649" - his father was King Charles I, not II.
Hey y'all 😮
Is this the GameCube menu music or am I just tired?
And how 'bout that....London's design changed radically. I call foul on that entire event. There is definitely a stench of too many coincidences.
👌👌
I love jettys
Quick thinking using explosives may help make fire breaks. Think St.John's Newfoundland burned for the first time in same yr during windstorm. Prob coal fire stared blaze. Burned the place up good.Bad year.
No biggie, fire is miles away. I must bathe now. Go away.
BOO-di-kah is how her name is pronounced.
Those r the last 3 digits of my bank account number.
Tin Pan Alley I meant.
You shoukd list your sources. Its the bare minimum
Stop it.
To be honest, not sure about other viewers, but in school we often stopped at 1666 and didn't pick up history until say, Victoria coming to the throne, or even later. A spin off channel or a toe into Great fire to say the start of the industrial revolution? You can put TV on and see Victorian/Industrial shows and see about Great fire and before in the civil war, but I think that is a gap, especially in my knowledge and I'm a history graduate 😅
I am editing to say, basically late Stuart through the Georgian period 😅 I realised I summarised it poorly.
Umm... if you're talking about the 1666 fire, that's not even CLOSE to being Medieval!😃
Looters put on pikes
Bit of a cooka'
Russian forests burn every summer as well.
In English it's pronounced CLARK, not CLERK!
who wants to be the 666 like?
Could have been alchemists who orchestrated this inferno
No, it was an accident started at the bakery on Pudding Lane
Watched the video, really great! MAGA!
Eww embarrassing