History of the City: The Tale of the Monument and the Great Fire of London History of the City Standing over 200 feet tall, the Monument commemorates one of the worst travesties in London’s history: the Great Fire of London in 1666.
Industrial Revolution: ‘History of Britain needs rewriting’ following new research History The industrial revolution. Think railways, factories and mills, the rapid intrusion of 'dark Satanic mills' on England's previously 'green and pleasant lands'.