At first, very few people thought that the fire was serious. The Lord Mayor of London, Thomas Bloodworth, was angry when he was woken up and taken to see the fire. He was asked to give permission ...
So wrote Samuel Pepys of the Great Fire of London which destroyed ... brought the command from the King to the Lord Mayor at ...
Thousands of people have gathered in central London for the annual Lord Mayor’s show. The show dates to the 13th century and is the first official engagement of a new lord mayor of London.