Great fire of London lasted for four days, from 2 to 5 September 1666.The fire started at the bakery of Thomas Farriner on street Pudding lane. The fire quickly began to spread around the city in a westerly direction. Fire that time, as a rule, used the method of destruction of the buildings around the fire to ensure the fire did not spread. this method is applied too late because of fears of the mayor. The fire threatened the aristocratic district of Westminster (the modern West End), the Palace of Whitehall, and most of the suburban slums, but he was unable to reach these areas. The fire burned with 13,500 houses, 87 parish churches (even St. Paul's Cathedral), most of the government buildings. It is believed that the fire had been deprived of shelter 70 thousand people, when the then population of Central London in 80 thousand. It is not known exactly how many people died in the fire.
Some people believed that the arson was committed by foreigners. They were sure that he was Dutch and French. The Royal Council decided that the fire was an accident caused by "the hand of God, strong winds and very dry time of year." Spurred by the desire to find a scapegoat, people declared guilty of the fire of the French caretaker, a commoner, Robert Hubert, who was named the agent of the Pope and hanged.