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What Happened in the Fire of London? Lesson PlanWhat Happened in the Fire of London? Lesson Plan
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National Archives (UK)
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3rd - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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What Happened in the Fire of London?

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A great lesson plan on the use of primary documents focusing on the "Great Fire" in London, England which occurred in 1666. There are actual copies of such documents as maps, lists of people living on the street where the fire started and much more.

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britain, england

Additional Tags

great fire of london, history of london, maps of london, great london fire

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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