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London 1666: How a Baker's Mistake Destroyed 80% of a City

September 2nd, 1666. One in the morning. A baker wakes up choking on smoke. His shop is on fire. Within four days, 80% of London will be destroyed. 13,000 homes will burn to the ground. 130,000 people will be homeless. And a single question will haunt England for centuries: was this an accident, or was it terrorism? The rumors spread faster than the flames. Catholics did it. The French did it. The Dutch did it. A mentally ill Frenchman will confess to the crime and be hanged for it — even though he wasn't even in the country when the fire started. This is the story of the Great Fire of London. In this video, you'll discover: • How a baker's oven destroyed an entire city • The mayor who said a woman could "piss out" the fire — then went back to bed • Why 80% of London burned in just four days • The innocent man executed to satisfy the mob's bloodlust • How conspiracy theories tore England apart for 150 years • The truth about what really started the fire (hint: it's heartbreakingly simple) When the flames finally died, London was in ruins. But instead of rebuilding, the city turned on itself. Mobs attacked foreigners in the streets. A French woman had her breasts cut off because people thought her chickens were firebombs. Parliament launched investigations. Everyone needed someone to blame. Then Robert Hubert confessed. He said he was a French spy working for the Pope. London erupted in vindication — they'd been right all along. He was tried, convicted, and hanged. Only after his execution did the truth come out: Hubert was on a ship in the North Sea when the fire started. He couldn't have done it. An innocent man was executed because the truth wasn't satisfying enough. The real cause? Probably a smoldering ember in a bakery oven. Dry weather. Strong winds. Bad luck. That's it. No conspiracy. No terrorism. No grand plot. Just a tragic accident that spiraled into catastrophe because one mayor refused to act. But here's what makes this story so relevant today: the same patterns play out every time disaster strikes. When something terrible happens, our first instinct isn't to accept randomness — it's to find someone to blame. And that instinct, while understandable, can be incredibly dangerous. In 1666, it led to mob violence. Wrongful executions. Decades of religious persecution. The conspiracy theories poisoned English society for generations. Sound familiar? This isn't just a history lesson about a fire that happened 358 years ago. This is a lesson about human nature. About what happens when fear meets misinformation. About how easy it is to transform tragedy into persecution. The monument built to commemorate the fire blamed Catholics for 150 years. An inscription literally carved in stone, stating the fire was caused by "the treachery and malice of the Popish faction." It wasn't removed until 1830. One hundred fifty years of lies. All because accepting the truth — that sometimes terrible things just happen — was too difficult. The Great Fire taught London how to build better buildings, how to fight fires more effectively, how to plan cities more safely. But the most important lesson is one we've still failed to learn: that in times of crisis, the truth matters more than our need for someone to blame. London burned. It was rebuilt. But the scars of the conspiracy theories never fully healed. And that's the real tragedy of the Great Fire of London.