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London: Severe Winter Weather (1739-40) – Part 1
The British are well known for their obsession with the weather, but the current severe winter warnings seem over dramatic when compared ‘big freezes’ in the past. Imagine the winter of 1739-40 that the two surviving van Aken brothers, Joseph and Alexander, lived through. It started with the easterly winds that brought heavy frosts in … Continue reading
Categories: 18th Century, How we write, Legacies
Tags: 1740, 18th century, Alexander van Heacken, frost fair, Joseph van Heacken, London, Van Aken, Weather
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