Identified - first person to raise the alarm of the Great Fire of London in 1666 (UK) 1/Sep/2023

The Great Fire of London, as so many schoolchildren learn, began in a bakery in Pudding Lane and prompted Samuel Pepys to bury his cheese in the garden. The first person to raise the alarm has been identified. His name was Thomas Dagger, a journeyman baker who had been apprenticed to Thomas Farriner, at whose bakery the fire broke out in the early hours of 2nd September 1666 (CE). #thegreatfire #greatfireoflondon #fireoflondon1666 #thomasdagger There is a “People“ playlist on the channel if you are interested.