32 days ago

‘It could have been a second Great Fire’: how east London blaze showed scale of UK wildfire threat ⊖

found 2026 › May › 09 (Sat) @ 08:15 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

In record 40C heat on 19 July 2022, 18 homes were lost in village of Wennington – a signal for firefighters to adapt, but UK response remains fragmented

When neighbours urged Lynn Sabberton and her pa…

76 days ago

Pepys ‘curated’ letters to conceal being offered enslaved boy as bribe – research ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Mar › 26 (Thu) @ 07:57 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Cambridge University historian uncovers letter to diarist who was a naval official in 1670s

His journals would become famed for their vivid detail and candour. But now, almost exactly 360 years after …

6 months ago

Samuel Pepys could be 'cancelled' by his old school for 'abusive and exploitative' treatment of women ⊖

found 2025 › Dec › 02 (Tue) @ 11:05 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Hinchingbrooke School, in Huntindgon, Cambridgeshire, was attended by the chronicler of the Great Fire of London in the 1640s.

The haunting question that set off alarm bells before the Great Fire of Windsor broke out during Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip's wedding anniversary ⊖

found 2025 › Nov › 20 (Thu) @ 08:05 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The blaze began in Queen Victoria 's Private Chapel on the Berkshire residence and spread from there, as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip 's wedding anniversary celebrations went up in smoke.

7 months ago

The 'floating' 700-year-old church that has become a symbol of bonkers British brilliance - and a renewed pride in our heritage: JANE FRYER ⊕⊕

found 2025 › Oct › 11 (Sat) @ 23:30 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Built from stone in 1320, it has outlived dozens of kings and queens of England and weathered the Great Fire of London and the Blitz .

8 months ago

Gruesome history of church 'saved' by expert engineering: How medieval building survived Great Fire of London but then fell down because 'too many' burials undermined it ○

found 2025 › Sep › 25 (Thu) @ 11:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Photos yesterday showed how the tower of All Hallows Staining has been balanced 45 feet above the ground as part of an ongoing office block development.

9 months ago

Samuel Pepys the sex addict and RAPIST: Great Fire of London diarist's shocking deeds revealed... by the man himself ○

found 2025 › Aug › 22 (Fri) @ 00:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Samuel Pepys was a serial adulterer, a sex addict, a coercive predator, and a rapist, newly transcribed extracts from his diaries reveal.

10 months ago

The Confessions of Samuel Pepys by Guy de la Bédoyère review – sex and the city ○

found 2025 › Aug › 04 (Mon) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Newly decoded extracts from his diaries expose the celebrated 17th-century diarist and naval administrator as a rapacious sexual predator

Samuel Pepys’s diary, which covers 1660 to 1669, is regarded a…

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Great Fire of London With Rob Rinder & Ruth Goodman on CH5: How the Great Fire almost turned Pepys's £1k Parmesan into fondue ○

found 2025 › Jul › 18 (Fri) @ 00:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

We've all asked ourselves the question: if the house is on fire, and people and pets are safe, what one item would you rescue? Diarist Samuel Pepys saved a £1,000 imported wheel of Parmigiano.

11 months ago

What would happen if the Great Fire of London took place TODAY: Terrifying map reveals the modern landmarks that would perish - including the Walkie-Talkie, Bank Station, and The Ned ○

found 2025 › Jun › 18 (Wed) @ 13:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

In 1666 a devastating fire swept through London, destroying 13,200 houses and leaving an estimated 100,000 people homeless. Now, a map shows what that devastation would look like today.