Class 2 have had a great morning travelling back in time over 350 years to 1666 and experiencing what it was like during the Great Fire of London. Laura and Adrian from Imagining History brought us an exciting workshop involving drama and role play. We created the kitchen in the bakery on Pudding Lane and then used a range of methods from the past to try and put out the raging fire. We threw leather buckets of water at the blaze, used squirts and water carts. We even tried to create a fire break by using dynamite to blow up the burning houses but to no avail. We took on different roles including King Charles 2nd, James, the Duke of York, scared Londoners and Samuel Pepys to create a big picture of the event, then tested our knowledge with a quiz about the key facts.
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- Creating the kitchen of the bakery on Pudding Lane. Can you spot the fire inside the oven?
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- A scared Londoner.
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- Terrified Londoners.
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- The fire was very shocking!
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- You must bow to the King.
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- Samuel Pepys reflecting on the great fire.
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- Pushing a water cart through the streets.
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- Fetching ater from the River Thames.
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- Pull harder, it’s the only way to stop the fire!
