What was life like in seventeenth-century London? (animation: learning resource for primary schools, Key Stage 1: Great Fire of London)

<p>This animation introduces Restoration London to primary school children  It features a range of characters from Samuel Pepys's diary and other historical sources. We see Elizabeth Pepys (Samuel Pepys's wife) and her dog Fancy travel across London in a coach.  The video is available in subtitled and BSL-interpreted versions. A transcript is also included.</p> <p><br></p> <p>The video is part of a set of a learning resources about the Great Fire of London based on the requirements for Key Stage 1 of the National Curriculum for England. An accompanying 'Teachers' Guide to 1660s London' gives mini-biographies for the characters shown.</p> <p><br></p> <p>The video was created by the Reimagining the Restoration project, in a collaboration between the University of Leicester and the Museum of London. It was published on the Museum of London's website in 2023.</p> <p><br></p> <p>The project's Principal Investigator, Kate Loveman carried out research for the video, and wrote the script with the project's Learning Manager, James Harrod.</p> <p>The animation studio was King Bee.</p>