The Great Fire

Dan Jones reveals why Londoners were desperate to stop the fire from reaching the Tower, Rob Bell looks at the bizarre 17-century methods of treating burns and Suzannah Lipscomb examines a controversial new theory about how many people died. They also examine how the authorities dealt with the 100,000 people who had lost everything and how a new city was built from the ashes.

Category

Documentary / History / Miniseries

Original air date

02/06/2017