Comments on: The 1683-4 frost fair

By: Cold Snap: Yes, it’s Global Warming : Red, Green, and Blue

Cold Snap: Yes, it’s Global Warming : Red, Green, and Blue — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:42:20 +0000

[...] no such thing as global warming. Don’t you believe it! We are unlikely to see any more “Frost Fairs” on the Thames any time [...]

By: Carnivalesque 46 « Chronologi Cogitationes

Carnivalesque 46 « Chronologi Cogitationes — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:13:50 +0000

[...] cold weather brought out not one but two posts abouts the early modern custom of the frost fair (1, 2). On a completely unrelated note, except that it also happened in an early-modern winter, at [...]

By: The Last Frost Fair on the Thames River « Jane Austen’s World

The Last Frost Fair on the Thames River « Jane Austen’s World — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:17:26 +0000

[...] 1683-4 Frost Fair, Series of Prints [...]

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:38:37 +0000

One of the most popular attractions at the frost fair – I think you can pick it out on some of the pictures – was the Ox-roast. Apparently the fair-goers were fascinated by the fact that the heat didn’t melt the ice.