Английская Википедия:Great Frost of 1683–84

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The frost fair of 1683-1684
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Frost Fair of 1683 (1841 image)
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Contemporary painting by Abraham Hondius of the Frost Fair of 1683–84

The Great Frost of 1683–1684 was a frost across England, reported as the worst in its history.[1] During the Frost, the surface of the River Thames was reported as frozen to the depth of Шаблон:Convert.[2] The Great Frost enabled one of the River Thames frost fairs.[1] Entertainment on the frozen Thames as result of the Great Frost began the career of Chipperfield's Circus.[2] A Great Frost Fair was also held in Leeds, when the River Aire froze solid for a month allowing a fair with an ox-roast and sports to take place, as described by Ralph Thoresby.[3]

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