Great Fire of London Historical Sources

To explain how we know about the Great Fire of London.

• Cut out the pictures of different objects.

• Decide which you think are helpful sources of information about the Great Fire of London and which you
think are not.
• Stick them into the correct place on the table on the next page.

A modern fire engine A coin from 1666 A map of London from 1660
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An eyewitness Samuel Pepys’

statement about diary entries from
the fire, signed by 2nd - 6th
John Morgan September 1666
in 1668
A modern bank note
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Great Fire of London Historical Sources
To explain how we know about the Great Fire of London.

Helpful sources of information Not helpful sources of information

about the Great Fire about the Great Fire

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 Great Fire of London Historical Sources
To explain how we know about the Great Fire of London.

• Cut out the pictures of different objects.

• Decide which you think are helpful sources of information about the Great Fire of London and which you
think are not.
• Stick them into the correct place on the table on the next page.

Samuel Pepys’ An eyewitness

diary entries statement
from 2nd - 6th about the fire,
September 1666 signed by
John Morgan
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in 1668 A map of London

A coin from 1666
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A painting of London Gazette
King Charles II newspaper
(who was king report from
at the time of 3rd September
the Great Fire A painting of the
1666
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of London), painted
Great Fire of London, A painting of
in the late 17th century
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A modern fire engine painted in 1850 Queen Elizabeth II

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 Great Fire of London Historical Sources
To explain how we know about the Great Fire of London.

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about the Great Fire about the Great Fire

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 Great Fire of London Historical Sources
To explain how we know about the Great Fire of London.

• Cut out the pictures of different objects.

• Order them from the most helpful source of information about the Great Fire (1) to the least helpful source
of information about the Great Fire (10).
• Stick them into the correct order on the next page.

Samuel Pepys’ An eyewitness

diary entries statement about
from 2nd - 6th the fire,
September 1666 signed by
John Morgan
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in 1668 A map of London
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A painting of London Gazette
King Charles II newspaper
(who was king report from
at the time of 3rd September
the Great Fire A painting of the
1666
of London), painted
Great Fire of London, A painting of
in the late 17th century
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painted in 1850 Queen Elizabeth II

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 Great Fire of London Historical Sources
To explain how we know about the Great Fire of London.

1 (most helpful) 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 (least helpful)

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 Great Fire of London Historical Sources
To explain how we know about the Great Fire of London.

Choose the source that you think is the most helpful for learning about the Great Fire. Explain why you
think it is so helpful.

It is helpful because 

Choose the source that you think is the least helpful for learning about the Great Fire. Explain why you
think it is not helpful at all.

It is not helpful because 

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