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East London and the popularity of gospel choirs

The Jubilee Singers sang for Queen Victoria in 1873, but gospel choirs became popular only in the 1960s. Now they often sing with icons like Madonna.

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Rare books: What makes them special and how to care for them

What makes a book rare? Tips on identifying special books, storage and safe handling techniques to preserve these literary artefacts.

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Music icons, Soho fashion streets & the Swinging 60s

From The Beatles to The Rolling Stones, and from Carnaby Street to West End, here’s how music and fashion were intrinsically linked in 1960s’ London.

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Disability: A child’s perspective from 1950s’ London

These photos of disabled children in specialist schools in 1950s’ London attempt to fill a crucial gap in documenting our history.
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Great Fire of London live stream: Part 3 - Watch again

Catch up on our popular Great Fire of London live stream after the event! Part 3 explores how the city was rebuilt and the fire changed London.

Watch the stream recording

Did you miss the live stream the first time around? Or just want to watch it again? Not to worry!

Here's the full recording, which is 30 minutes and 5 seconds long:

You can find a full transcript of the stream right here.

Your challenge

It doesn't end there! We have one last thing for you: a challenge to do about what we’ve learned.

Your challenge this time is:

Imagine a rebuilt home

Design a home that you'd be allowed to build after the Great Fire. Can you remember all the rules?

They had to be made of brick, and they had to stand straight. They could be up to 2 stories tall on a small street, or 4 stories tall on a bigger street.

You could draw the home using pencils or on a computer (in Minecraft, perhaps?), build it using building blocks or recycled materials, or whatever you have available.

An illustration of two people trying to put out the fire on a burning 17th-century house with a water squirt.

Proud of your designs? Why not share them with us on Facebook! Or email us at [email protected]

Just remember to think carefully about what you share on social media. We take no responsibility for what's shared with us, but we encourage you to be sensitive to others, just to share work that you created yourself, and not to share any personal information or photos of children.

Tell us your thoughts

We'd love to hear what you thought of the live stream!

Keen to let us know? Answer a few quick questions right here.

Watch Parts 1 and 2

Enjoyed this? Then why not watch the other two parts of the series? Here they are:

Curator Meriel lifts a flap in our Fire! Fire! exhibition to help explain why the fire got so bad.

The Great Fire of London Live Stream Part 1

Investigate how the fire started and why it got so bad.

Meriel and Nina pretend to use a fire hook next to a large replica and illustration of the fire.

The Great Fire of London Live Stream Part 2

Explore how people reacted and the equipment used to put the fire out.

More on the Great Fire of London

We've got loads more great resources about the Great Fire of London for you to enjoy:

Oil on canvas. This painting derives from an original by Jan Griffier the Elder (c. 1645/52-1718), it is not dated or signed. The Great Fire of London started in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane in the early hours of of Sunday 2 September 1666 and raged for the next four days destroying four-fiths of the city walls. This painting depicts the cataclysmic scale of the disaster.

Everything in one place

Simply want to see everything we've got on the fire, from articles and guides to digital games? Look no further than this page.

Play our popular game and fight the Great Fire! In bite-size chapters, this is a great classroom activity on whiteboard or tablet or a fun homework task.

Great Fire of London game

Help Tom fight the Great Fire in this interactive game, broken into handy bite-size chapters.