Look back at The Great Fire" that ravaged London for five days and uncover the social, cultural, and architectural impact it had on the city."
Pilot Lecture: The Great Fire of 1666
Watch (from a totally safe, fireproof distance) the "Great Fire" of 1666 ravage London and what emerged from the ashes five days later.
Rated 5 out of
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Lisa2149 from
Outstanding Discussion of the Great Fire
I highly recommend this lecture to anyone who wishes to learn about London's great fire. Excellent and thought provoking discussion!
Date published: 2024-09-17
Rated 5 out of
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Thanuja from
Intriguing!
I find this pilot lecture interesting. I am not that familiar with London history, but I can see the event has significance to the city as well as religious history in Europe and Britain. It is a good enough lecture to see through and hope Wondrium do more!
Date published: 2023-08-04
Rated 5 out of
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Sithsion12 from
Very curioous
Would love to learn more im curious to learn more about this topic.
Date published: 2023-06-24
Rated 4 out of
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Jonny Pilgrim from
Verbal introduction to the Great Fire
If this 2020 short were sufficiently illustrated it would warrant 5 stars. The content is very good, with many interesting facts and factoids, and I found the lecturer better than most comments indicate. He delivered a well-written spiel without lectern or notes, his eyes were not glued to the teleprompter (like some I have seen), and he talked with energy from time to time. But it was 30 minutes of looking at a torso talking to two cameras. If we were visually entertained with more images, maps (e.g. London's neighborhoods), timelines, and the like, I doubt people would be so critical of the oral presentation. I give it a lukewarm friend recommendation - only if you have interest in the subject.
Date published: 2022-11-13
Rated 4 out of
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DirkDammit from
A very informative 32 minutes
I thought the presentation was generally good. Quite a lot covered, that might then lead people to venture into other related areas of history.
Date published: 2021-01-10
Rated 3 out of
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New subscriber from
Interesting, but...
The information provided was somewhat interesting, but leaves more questions than answers. As mentioned by a previous reviewer, the speech pattern of the speaker was almost juvenile in nature, seeming to address younger audience with language more suited to a school-age listener. The speaker was also slow and deliberate in his speech which caused the subject matter to become drawn out and tenuous. The frequent changes in direction to address different cameras were distracting and further drew out the length of a rather basic lecture. This would not be as noticeable if one were just listening, except for the pauses for those direction changes.
All-in-all there were a few interesting facts, but the presentation was slow and elementary and not what I would consider a special benefit to streaming subscribers.
Date published: 2020-12-23
Rated 2 out of
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nkboyd from
Poor narration
There is good information in this lecture but the narrator talks in a monotone and speaks as though he's talking to children - slowly and deliberately. It actually feels condescending the way the information is delivered.
Date published: 2020-12-09
Rated 5 out of
5
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Zann from
Interesting lecture.
Until watched this pilot I knew nothing about the Great Fire, only that it occurred in 1666. The speaker gave a clear description of this event as well as the aftereffects on London.
Date published: 2020-12-03
Overview
01: The Great Fire of 1666
Although by no means the first big fire London endured, “the Great Fire” of 1666 had a tremendous impact. Trace the path of destruction of this momentous event, which resulted in damages valued at 10 million pounds—2 billion pounds in today’s currency. Look at both the social and cultural impact, as well as how the rebuilding efforts shaped the London we know today.
33 min
