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The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London.
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Royal Exchange, London
Historic commercial building in London; built in 1571, rebuilt in 1844
The Royal Exchange in London was founded in the 16th century by the merchant Sir Thomas Gresham on the suggestion of his factor Richard Clough to act as a centre of commerce for the City of London. The site was provided by the City of London Corporation and the Worshipful…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Great Fire of London
Conflagration in 1666
The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through central London from Sunday 2 September to Wednesday 5 September 1666, gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall, while also extending past the wall to the west. The death toll is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)