1666 was a year. The year after the
Great Plague hit
London. The year of the
great fire of London.
Samuel Pepys recorded the year 1666 in loving detail. Many saw
apocalyptic elements in the fire and plague, especially based on the relationship of the year-number to
666, and its pan-digital nature in
Roman Numerals.
In sixteen hundred and sixty-six
Old London burned like rotten sticks.
- Nursery Rhyme