Peasant and middle class deaths were not recorded at the time, according to the Smithsonian Magazine, but it's likely that hundreds or even thousands of people perished in the flames. A hot, arid summer and a spark in the bakery of Thomas Farriner on Pudding Lane set the stage for the inferno.
The fire wasn't set off by lightning, however. London's infamous three-day blaze began on September 2, 1666. Add six to that, and you've got 66 - or the year '66. In regards to the date, 20 times three is 60. What happened: This quatrain is often linked with the devastating Great Fire of London. The ancient lady will fall from her high place, The blood of the just will commit a fault at London,īurnt through lightning of twenty threes the six:
It all sounds pretty accurate, on the surface. But, according to " Nostradamus: The Illustrated Prophecies," the prophecy's veracity is in doubt because it didn't appear in print until 1614. Despite the best efforts of royal surgeons, Henry II experienced agonizing pain, seizures, and partial paralysis ( then he dies a cruel death) before dying in his bed 11 days later. In the Journal of Neurosurgery, Kamilah Dowling and James Goodrich write that the profusely-bleeding king remained conscious and was "able to walk up some steps with an unsteady gait."īut splinters from the lance had entered the king's eye, throat, and temple ( two wounds made one). In their final pass, Montgomery's lance tilted up, burst through the king's poorly-secured visor ( pierce his eyes through a golden cage), and splintered, according to " On the Death of Henry II." The tournament was held to celebrate the upcoming wedding of the king's daughter. In the summer of 1559 King Henry II of France ( older one) lined up to joust Gabriel, Comte de Montgomery, ( young lion), who was six years his junior. Two wounds made one, then he dies a cruel death. He will pierce his eyes through a golden cage, On the field of combat in a single battle The young lion will overcome the older one,
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