WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO NOVEMBER 1666
Find out what all happened August to November 1666

At least 3,000 men of the Scottish Royal Army led by Tam Dalyell of the Binns defeat about 900 Covenanter rebels in the Battle of Rullion Green. (28. November 1666)

The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London (3. September 1666)

The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings including St Paul's Cathedral. (2. September 1666)

In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs. (4. September 1666)

Great Fire of London ends: 10,000 buildings including St Paul's Cathedral are destroyed, but only 6 people are known to have died. (5. September 1666)

Second Anglo-Dutch War: Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire". (19. August 1666)

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