Were there dancing girls & crowds of clowns throwing pies and juggling? Did a celebrity announce it 'open'? Was Pavarotti there singing a medley of hits to herald it's ignition?
What?
2007-07-08 10:07:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Well I enjoyed it! It wiped out my substandard hovel, while I was out picking pockets, and I claimed on the insurance. I bought a very nice bijou dockside hut with the money.
2007-07-08 10:20:06 · answer #1 · answered by The Guru 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Great, meaning remarkable or outstanding in magnitude, degree, or extent: Not as in fantastic, amazing or wondrous.
That fire destoryed an area of 1 1/2 miles by 1/2 a mile ; 373 acres inside the city walls and 63 acres outside, 87 churches destroyed and 13,200 houses. Yet, less than 1 dozen people died. No bad for 1655. I'd call that a Great Fire.....
2007-07-08 18:25:55 · answer #2 · answered by aidan402 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not only did it stem the bubonic plague that had ravaged the city, it also paved the way for modern archituctural design, thus all English housing is made from brick and either side of the road is set at a certain distance apart from each other so the fire can't jump across the street and expand.
2007-07-10 06:47:06 · answer #3 · answered by Emma O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was great because it was big. But it was pretty good bacause it killed off the source of the bubonic plague. Not to mention the King helped to put the fire out.... supposedly. It was apparently started when some flour in a bakery exploded... and it IS possible for that to happen.
2007-07-08 19:44:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suspect you're being facetious, but of course "Great" refers to size, not quality. It was a very large fire and consumed much of the city.
And yet, in retrospect, there were positive outcomes from the fire. Many of the most crowded and rundown parts of the city were cleared away. Room was created for broader streets, new parks, and needed new city buildings, as well as some of the architectural masterpieces London is known for today.
2007-07-08 17:14:44 · answer #5 · answered by Candy 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
In English, "great" means "big". It was a big fire that burned down most of the city of London in 1666. It doesn't mean there was anything good about it. Good things did come of it though, like ridding the city of the plague and also the new St Paul's cathedral, Wren's masterpiece.
2007-07-08 17:22:28 · answer #6 · answered by Martin 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Great does not mean good. Great in this context is referring to the size and impact of the fire. Just like World War One used to be referred to as the Great War. But in the intervening years, the word great has become used more and more to signify excellence, to the point that we are forgetting it doesn't mean only that.
2007-07-08 17:20:44 · answer #7 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It was just a great big huge large memorable fire that changed the landscapeof the city and helped to stop the bubonic plague which plagued the city. That itself, I guess, is a great big huge large benefit.
2007-07-08 17:15:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It wiped out most of the capital and was partially responsible for ridding the UK of the black death.
Why does it offend you?
PS It started in a bakers shop in Pubbing Lane and no there were no celebs with matches
2007-07-08 17:13:32 · answer #9 · answered by cleocat 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Must have looked great from a distance - very spectacular. And think how many marshmallows you could have toasted on it!
2007-07-10 08:32:38 · answer #10 · answered by Gothmog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋