Tommy 1666

Tommy BOO · Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 21:55 Post subject: Tommy 1666

Hallo kids! Today uncle Tommy is going to celebrate his 1666 th post, so he will tell you about the Great Fire of London. hmm.. in fact uncle Tommy will just give you a link this time, because he's going to have a cup of tea instead. be good!
http://www.angliacampus.com/education/fire/london/history/greatfir.htm
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Setareh Juventina · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 08:31 Post subject:

Uncle Tommy should use less drugs.

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mixedcasesspaces · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 14:41 Post subject:

Interesting, especially about the fire actually being useful by killing all the rats and possibly stopping the plague.

The book I'm reading at home says that the fire was started by a French man though, (possibly called Hubert?), in an arson attack, and that he was later hung for it at Tyburn (where Marble Arch now is).
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mixedcasesspaces · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 14:47 Post subject:

Actually, although my book does say that, it looks like it's wrong:

From Wikipedia:
"After the fire, a rumour began to circulate that the fire was part of a Catholic plot. A simple-minded French watchmaker named Robert "Lucky" Hubert, confessed to being an agent of the Pope and starting the fire in Westminster. He later changed his story to say that he had started it at the bakery in Pudding Lane. He was convicted, despite overwhelming evidence that he could not have started the fire, and was hanged at Tyburn."

So that's that then.
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Tommy BOO · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 14:49 Post subject:

I think it was gillworm.
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joeloke22 (not logged in) · Guest

how come this has'nt been posted on the "safe as book" topic? Rolling Eyes

....& 1666 is an unlucky number.

Tommy BOO · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2004 22:02 Post subject:

joeloke22 (not logged in) · Guest

maybe Tommy BOO should have posted this under the "safe as educational web link" thread then. Oh well, shit happens.

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