The Great Fire – Timeline Trip

The Great Fire of London, 350 commemorations El Gran fuego de Londres, 350 aniversario

27AugustadminAndroid, app, Great Fire 350, historical maps, iOS, London, London´s Burning, old maps, Samuel Pepys, The Great Fire, Timeline Trip London, Timeline Trip Londres

Great Fire 350 is an umbrella season of events marking the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London. At the centre of this is London’s Burning, a festival of arts and ideas produced by Artichoke. It is supported by founding sponsor the City of London Corporation and with an award from Arts Council England’s

Oliver Cromwell’s headLa cabeza de Oliver Cromwell

3OctoberadminAndroid, app, historical maps, History, iOS, London Legends, maps, old maps, Oliver Cromwell, posthumous execution, The Great Fire, Timeline Trip London, Timeline Trip Londres

The posthumous execution After the restoration of the Stuart monarchy in 1660 under Charles’s son, King Charles II, nine surviving regicides who had participated in the trial and execution of Charles I were tried, convicted and sentenced to be dragged through the streets, hung by the neck and cut down live, disembowelled while alive, beheaded

Guildhall, The City Hall of LondonGuildhall, El Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de Londres

25JulyadminAndroid, app, Gudihall, historical maps, iOS, The Great Fire, Timeline Trip Londres

Guildhall is the home of the City of London Corporation and has been the centre of the City government since the Middle Ages. “Guild” is said to derive from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning payment, so “guildhall” was probably a place where citizens would pay their taxes. Built in the site where the largest roman amphitheatre