Latest posts tagged with #greatfire on Bluesky
I had to pretty much climb in a flower bed to find the plaque commemorating Baynard’s Castle in London, close to its site near the Thames. The palace was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 #baynardscastle #londoncastle #greatfire #greatfireoflondon
Unbelievably, the Great Fire of London in 1666 destroyed 13,500 homes but only six deaths were recorded. A tragic yet miraculous survival story. #RandomFact #History #London #GreatFire #1666
#StAndrewsDay Free today. Henry Cockburn wrote an outstanding book about Edinburgh in his time. I copied it very closely in this play, brining to life a remarkable period in the city's history. #Duel #GreatFire #Riot #Revolution @secretedinburgh.bsky.social
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13 Neth: Great Fire Remembrance
#Korvosa #Varisia #GreatFire
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Holiday commemorating the dead of the Great Fire of 4429. It has become a tradition to not light any fires (not even cooking fires) on this day.
The Great Fire of London started #OTD in 1666. It burned for five days. We bring the story of the fire to life in our dramatic podcast: tinyurl.com/33vfpwds #history #london #greatfire #britishhistory
This 1980 #facsimile #reprint of #GeorgeStewart 's 1877 #book about #SaintJohn 's #GreatFire is back in stock! #Foldout #map. $20. #Booksky #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #NewBrunswick #giftworthy #fire #disaster
The only Easter Pepys this Old Coot can stomach. Original Digital Art. #peep #peeps #easterpeeps #marshmallowpeeps #pepys #diary #diarist #history #england #Brittan #britishisles #historian #london #greatfire #greatfireoflondon #plague #blackplague #bubonicplague #londonplague
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Aerial photo of Mount St. Helens (center), with Mount Hood (in the distance, far left), Spirit Lake (on left with floating log mat), and St. Helens Lake with a little ice cover (lower left). USGS image taken by K. Spicer on June 6, 2024. Public Domain.
Disaster Response skcgs.blogspot.com/2025/07/disaster-response.html
#Disasters #Volcanoes #Resilience #Creativity #SocialMovements #War #ComingTogether #Recission #PublicMedia #Charities #GreatFire
STATE TRACTS GOVERNMENT 1660-89
KING CHARLES II SPEECHES ARMY OATH ALLEGIANCE
#books #antiquarian #17thcentury #KingCharles #speaches #acts #GreatFire #OathAllegiance #army #politics #government #state #Britain #Stuarts #bookauction
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Jeggare's Jug, Old Dock, Old Korvosa, Korvosa
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#JeggaresJug #OldDock #OldKorvosa #Korvosa #StickyMermaid #MontlarionJeggare #GreatFire
This #scarce 1984 #LargeFormat #softcover #book uses old #newspapers to tell about #SaintJohn 's #history. $20. #Booksky #LimitedEdition #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #NewBrunswick #GreatFire #Bricklin #StreetRailwayStrike
On This Day In #CanadianHistory 🇨🇦
JUNE 13, 1886
The Great Fire of Vancouver
A devastating fire swept through the city of Vancouver, leaving only Hasting Mills and a few isolated structures in the downtown core standing.
#Vancouver #Fire #GreatFire
On This Day In #CanadianHistory 🇨🇦
JUNE 09, 1846
Fire Destroys St. John’s
Starting in a cabinetmaker’s workshop, a fire in St John's, #Newfoundland , levelled most of the city.
The city had previously been razed by a “great fire” in 1817 and would be again in 1892.
#StJohns #Canada #GreatFire
... town’s wharves. No one dies, but it is reported 1M rats are killed. The #GreatFire prompts development & construction of 'fireproof' brick buildings, transforming #Seattle from a town to a city. W/in a year, Seattle’s population jumps from 25K to 43K. 2/2 Via @historylink.bsky.social
Today in #history: In 1889, a fire starts from an overturned glue pot in a downtown #Seattle building at Madison St & 1st Ave, spreading 2 burn the business district. The #GreatFire destroys 29 sq blocks of wooden buildings & 10 brick buildings, railroad terminals & all but 4 of the ... 1/2
🔥On this day in history, April 9, 1871, a massive fire ravaged Alpena’s business district, leaving the city with deep scars. Learn more about the fire and its impact. #AlpenaHistory #GreatFire #ThunderBayRiver #NorthernMichigan #HistoricEvents #FireHistory northernmichiganhistory.com/alpenas-busi...
This #scarce 1990 #book about the #rebuilding of #SaintJohn, #NewBrunswick after the #GreatFire of 1877 is back in stock! Lots of #B&W #photos! $40. #Booksky #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #architecture #resilience
In 1648 astrologer William Lilly predicted that London would be consumed by fire in 1666, leading to suspicion that he started the Great Fire of London to boost his sales. Volume of his work on display @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social Oracles, Omens and Answers Exhibition #bodleian #greatfire
On October 8, 1871, there were a series of simultaneous forest fires in the Great Lakes region, collectively known as the Great Fire of 1871. These fires burned the several cities, towns, and villages in Michigan. northernmichiganhistory.com/the-great-fi... #greatfire #greatlakes #forestfires
St Etheldreda’s Church, London. The only surviving church in London from reign of Edward I (1272-1307), it was originally the chapel to the Bishop of Ely’s London residence. While Protestant following the Reformation, it became a Catholic Church again in 1876 #stetheldreda #medieval #greatfire
On June 20th, 1877, most of the city of #SaintJohn was destroyed in the #GreatFire. This #scarce 1990 #book tells about the extraordinary efforts to rebuild it. $40. #LocalHistory #NewBrunswick #resilience #BookSky
St Paul’s Cathedral 1666, year of the Great Fire of London. London, UK, 2022.
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#london #uk #stpaulscathedral #stpauls #cathedral #greatfire #commemoration #ironwork #thing #england #unitedkingdom #europe
13 Neth: Great Fire Remembrance
#Korvosa #Varisia #GreatFire
https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Great_Fire_Remembrance
Holiday commemorating the dead of the Great Fire of 4429. It has become a tradition to not light any fires (not even cooking fires) on this day.
Old TTC streetcars being shipped by rail to Northern Ontario #OnThisDay in 1922 to serve as temporary housing for those displaced by the Great Fire.
📸: City of Toronto Archives
#OTD #greatfire #1920s #streetcar #shelter #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
WILLIAM LILLY 1715 1st Ed AUTOBIOGRAPHY
#rarebooks #antiquarian #18thcentury #WilliamLilly #autobiography #astrology #predictions #civilwars #greatfire #JohnDee #bookauction
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