Download or read book The Great Plague and Fire of London written by Charles J. Shields and published by Facts On File. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed history of two disasters that befell London, England: the Great Plague of 1665 in which it is estimated that at least 70,000 died, and the Great Fire of 1666, which destroyed four-fifths of the city.