| The Great Fire of London Episode 2 | History KS1| BBC Teach

For more episodes and free, supporting teachers’ notes: 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. It is designed to be a classroom resource suitable for teaching History at KS1 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and 1st Level in Scotland. For more content like this, visit the BBC Teach website. Whether you’re at home or at school, you can use BBC Teach for free. Our website is home to thousands of free curriculum-mapped videos, arranged by age-group and subject: Subscribe to the BBC Teach YouTube channel: Get in touch via Facebook: Find more resources on BBC Bitesize: