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Maureen the rat takes us back through time to one of her ancestors, a rat living in London in 1666 at the time of The Great Fire of London.

In this episode we learn how the fire spread across the city and how the Lord Mayor, Samuel Pepys and King Charles II were involved alongside ordinary citizens.

This short film is from the series History KS1: The Great Fire of London.

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