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- Hello there, my friends, and welcome to the sixth lesson on this unit of the Great Fire of London.

My name is Mr. Pedroza.

And in this lesson we're gonna have a look at the following question.

So the question that we're gonna deal with today is, what was the impact of the Great Fire of London? Now, in the previous two lessons, we looked at the origins of the Great Fire.

We know when it began, we know where it started, we know how it was spread.

In the previous lesson, we looked at how the fire was extinguished.

In this lesson, we're gonna have a look at some of the consequences as a result of the Great Fire.

So let's have a look at the lesson structure.

We'll begin with the Star Words.

I'll show some key vocabulary review.

Then, we can have a look at how far the fire spread, we'll have a look at the human impact, and then we'll have a look at which buildings were destroyed as a consequence of the Great Fire of London.

And as always, it's your end of lesson quiz.

Don't forget to do your end of lesson quiz.

It really helps you to remember all of the key facts that you learned across the lesson.

So, let's have a look at on what you're going to need.

You're going to need your exercise book or a piece of paper where you can write some notes, you're going to need a pencil or a pen, and then you're going to need you're ruler.

And as always, if you don't have those things, go and get them now.

Go! Awesome job! Seven seconds.

That was one second quicker than in our previous lesson.

So let's have look at the Star Words.

We've got four Star Words there.

So we got section, we got homeless, we have church, and we have landmark.

So a section is a part of something.

A part of something is called a section.

Next one, we got homeless, and homeless is people who have no home and usually live on the street.

People who have no home and usually live on the street are called homeless.

Next one, we got church.

The church is a building used for Christian religious services.

A building useful public Christian religious services is called a church.

And the last one, we got a landmark, and landmark is a historic building.

A historic building is known as a landmark.

So, let's have a look at how far the fire spread.

And we have a look at this map in our previous lesson.

We said that it began on Sunday in Pudding Lane, in the bakery ran by Thomas Farynor.

The fire starts at here, where this yellow squiggle shows, and then the fire spread around the Sunday evening.

By Monday, it had destroyed another big part of the city.

And then it continued to grow.

The fire continued to spread throughout Tuesday and Wednesday until it destroyed a really large part of London.

And then as we know, on Thursday, the fire was finally the extinguished.

So the fire caused huge damage to much of London.

In some areas, the ground was so hot that it took several days before people could walk there again.

And if you have a look at the map, you can notice that the fire didn't spread south.

And the reason for that is because, luckily, a section of London Bridge was missing and that acted as a natural firebreak.

So here is a map of London.

So you can see that it burned a huge area of the city.

These black lines are the old Roman Walls, which were built when the city was known as Londinium.

Good job.

And you can see that not much of the area, south of the River Thames, was burned.

And that was because the section of London Bridge was missing and therefore the fire couldn't spread all the way south.

It's very lucky, wasn't it? Now let's have a look at our first task.

Complete the sentence.

"The fire lasted, hmm, days, beginning on Sunday before being extinguished on Thursday." So how many days did the fire last? Have a think.

Have a go.

And then when you come back, we'll have a look at the answer.

Pause the video to complete your task.

Easy peasy.

All we had to do was count from Sunday to Thursday.

The answer is, of course, five days.

So the fire lasted five days, beginning on Sunday, the 2nd of September 1666, before being extinguished on Thursday, the 6th of September 1666.

Awesome job! Now let's look at the human impact.

So, what impact did it have on London's residents? So by the time the fire had been extinguished, less than 10 people had died, which is quite frankly a really low number.

Most historians believe that the exact figure is six people.

Now, around 13,200 houses and 84 churches were destroyed by the fire.

And those houses been burned resulted in approximately 100,000 people being made homeless.

Remember that as the fire had spread, people had begun to evacuate to the other side of the river towns on boats.

And therefore, as a result, many people not only lost their home, but they also lost vast amounts of their possessions.

However, them being able to cross the river did save many, many lives.

So let's have a look at this one.

So, approximately, how many people were left homeless as a result of the Great Fire of London? Was it 100,000? That's A.

Was it B, six people? Hmm.

Look, I'm trying to trick you.

Was it C, 84 people? Or, was it D, 13,200? Which one is the right answer? A, B, or C, or D? So how many people were left homeless as result of the Great Fire of London? Have a think.

Have a go.

Pause the video now and complete this task.

Okay.

Let's see if you've got that one right.

Ready? So, approximately, how many people were left homeless as a result of the Great Fire of London? The answer was.

Hey, good job! Approximately 100,000 people were left homeless as a result of the Great Fire of London.

And that was because I ran 13,200 homes were destroyed.

Great job guys! Well done! So, which buildings were destroyed? So a total of 13,200 houses were burned, 90 churches were also burned, 44 livelihood companies were destroyed, and some important London landmarks that were destroyed were the Royal Exchange, which was a commercial market, the Old St Paul's Cathedral was also destroyed, and the Guildhall which were the offices of the Lord Mayor was partially damaged.

And this image shows the Guildhall as it is now.

And the total property loss was estimated of approximately 10 million pounds.

Right.

Easy question here.

So, what three London landmarks were affected by the Great Fire of London? So either they were destroyed or they were damaged.

So, the three London landmarks affected by the Great Fire of London were.

Have a think.

Have a go.

And then when we come back, I'll reveal the answer.

So pause the video now to complete your task.

Okay, let's see if you remember which London landmarks were affected by the Great Fire of London.

So the answer was, three London landmarks affected by the Great Fire of London were the Royal Exchange, St Paul's Cathedral, and the Guildhall.

Remember that the Royal Exchange and the Old St Paul's Cathedral, they were destroyed, and the Guildhall was partially damaged.

Awesome job guys.

Well done! So, which buildings were not destroyed? Some buildings were very lucky.

So some London landmarks were fortunate to escape major damage from the fire.

Amongst these are the Tower of London, its White Tower, which was built nearly 500 years prior to the Great Fire, was completely undamaged.

Well, that was lucky.

Now St Helen's Bishopsgate, which was the largest surviving church in the city of London.

That was also largely undamaged by the fire.

And lastly, St Katharine's Cree, which was also a church, was damaged during the fire but enough of the structure remained to provide a temporary soup kitchen to the local workers who were rebuilding the city.

So the Tower of London was undamaged, the White Tower was completely undamaged, St Helen's Bishopsgate was not touched by the fire, and St Katharine's Cree, it was damaged, but enough of the church survived to provide a soup kitchen for workers rebuilding the city.

Let's recap what was the impact of the Great Fire of London.

Well, in terms of people, less than 10 people died, and yet exact figure is said to be six, which is quite a low number for such a tragic event.

Now, however, 100,000 people were left homeless because 13,200 homes were destroyed by the fire, 84 churches were also destroyed, and landmarks such as the Royal Exchange and the Old St Paul's Cathedral were destroyed.

The Guildhall, which was the home of the Lord Mayor, good, was also damage.

Now, King Charles the second, who we remember was the king at the time, he made a speech promising that changes would be made so that such an event, such catastrophe would never happen again.

I wonder what those changes were.

You'll have to tune in to our future lesson.

But, guys, that is the end of the day.

That is the end of our lesson.

And it's now time to complete your end of lesson quiz.

Awesome job.

Make sure you do that.

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Guys, thanks you so much for a lovely lesson today.

I hope you really enjoyed it.

I certainly enjoyed teaching you, and I can't wait until we meet each other again.

So until next time, goodbye, my friends!.