<P> Robert Hubert (c. 1640--27 October 1666) was a watchmaker from Rouen, France, who was executed following his false confession of starting the Great Fire of London . </P> <P> Between 2 and 5 September 1666, a major fire broke out in Pudding Lane in the City of London, and proceeded to destroy around 80 percent of the old city . </P>

Who got the blame for the great fire of london