Rich Times, Poor Times

Rob Rinder and Ruth Goodman examine London's Great Fire of 1666, and discover whether wealth really made a difference to chances of survival. Rob dives into the lives of the city's wealthy, including writer Samuel Pepys and the city's Lord Mayor. Meanwhile, Ruth explores the stories of London's working poor, like the young baker's assistant who may have sparked the inferno, and Elizabeth Peacock, a widowed innkeeper with five children to feed.