#museum of london – @inajumble on Tumblr

The Great Fire of London and insurance - Museum of London blog

The Great Fire destroyed much of London, but from the ashes rose an unlikely development: the world's first property insurance policies.

blog.museumoflondon.org.uk

"Renting in London is bad enough in 2015, but in 1666 tenants’ contracts made them liable for repairs to their houses, as well as for rent while they were being rebuilt..."

#museum of london #great fire of london