{"slug": "anglesey", "label": "Anglesey", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglesey", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q168159", "qid": "Q168159", "description": "island in north-west Wales, UK", "entries": 15, "years": 15, "span": [60, 1859], "span_label": ["60 CE", "1859 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 6}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 2}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "wales", "label": "Wales", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "chester", "label": "Chester", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-gwynedd", "label": "Kingdom of Gwynedd", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "denmark", "label": "Denmark", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "vikings", "label": "Vikings", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "wessex", "label": "Wessex", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "deheubarth", "label": "Deheubarth", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "hywel-dda", "label": "Hywel Dda", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "dublin", "label": "Dublin", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "northern-england", "label": "Northern England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "british-isles", "label": "British Isles", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "owain-glyndwr", "label": "Owain Glyndŵr", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 60, "year_label": "60 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Roman governor of Britain, captures the island of Mona (Anglesey), the last stronghold of the Druids.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372200754#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 60", "revid": 1372200754, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 61, "year_label": "61 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Roman governor of Britain, captures the island of Mona (Anglesey), the last stronghold of the Druids.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364752182#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 61", "revid": 1364752182, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 410, "year_label": "410 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Raiders from Ireland, such as the Uí Liatháin and Laigin, harry the coasts of Wales. They plunder towns and capture slaves but later colonise large areas of what is called Gwynedd, in particular Llŷn, the coasts of Arllechwedd, Arfon and the Isle of Mona (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367642022#Roman_Empire", "title": "410", "revid": 1367642022, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 520, "year_label": "520 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "King Pabo Post Prydain of the Pennines (Northern England) abdicates his throne, and divides the kingdom between his two sons. He retires, as a hermit, to Anglesey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364908909#Britannia", "title": "520", "revid": 1364908909, "section": "Events › By place › Britannia"}}, {"year": 816, "year_label": "816 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Hywel of Gwynedd is attacked by his brother Cynan on Anglesey (modern Wales), who is killed during the fighting (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340941190#Britain", "title": "816", "revid": 1340941190, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 853, "year_label": "853 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Burgred of Mercia appeals to Æthelwulf, king of the West Saxons, for help against the rebellious Welsh king Rhodri the Great. Æthelwulf agrees to send help, and Wales is subdued as far north as Anglesey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267072185#Britain", "title": "853", "revid": 1267072185, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 903, "year_label": "903 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Danish Vikings invade Anglesey after being driven out of Dublin (see 902). They fail to gain a foothold in Wales, and sail on to Chester.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1346096497#Britain", "title": "903", "revid": 1346096497, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 918, "year_label": "918 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Kings Idwal Foel of Gwynedd and Hywel ap Cadell, and Prince Clydog of Deheubarth (Wales) submit to the overlordship of Edward the Elder. The Vikings raid Anglesey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341509557#Britain", "title": "918", "revid": 1341509557, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 1282, "year_label": "1282 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 6", "text": "November 6 – Battle of Moel-y-don: English forces led by Luke de Tany are ambushed and defeated by Welsh troops, while crossing over a floating bridge to the island of Anglesey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359685493#Europe", "title": "1282", "revid": 1359685493, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1295, "year_label": "1295 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "Construction begins on Beaumaris Castle in Anglesey under the direction of James of Saint George as part of the conquest of Wales by Edward I.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368220335#Britain", "title": "1295", "revid": 1368220335, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 1330, "year_label": "1330 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "December 6", "text": "December 6 – The British Isles are hit by a great storm, creating large areas of sand dunes on Anglesey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350440644#January–December", "title": "1330", "revid": 1350440644, "section": "Events › January–December"}}, {"year": 1401, "year_label": "1401 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 1", "text": "April 1 – Conwy Castle in English-ruled North Wales, is captured on Good Friday by trickery by two Welsh brothers, Rhys ap Tudur and Gwilym ap Tudur of the Island of Anglesey, in support of the anti-English rebellion led by Owain Glyndŵr.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1347806355#April–June", "title": "1401", "revid": 1347806355, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1675, "year_label": "1675 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "March 25", "text": "March 25 – England's first royal yacht, HMY Mary, strikes rocks off of the coast of Anglesey while traveling from Dublin to Chester with 74 passengers and crew, and quickly sinks, with the loss of 35 people. The other 39 are able to get to safety. The wreckage is not discovered until almost 300 years later, on July 11, 1971.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365992546#January–March", "title": "1675", "revid": 1365992546, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1826, "year_label": "1826 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "January 30", "text": "January 30 – The Menai Suspension Bridge, built by engineer Thomas Telford as the first major suspension bridge in world history, is opened between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373386632#January–March", "title": "1826", "revid": 1373386632, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1859, "year_label": "1859 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "October 26", "text": "October 26 – The steamship Royal Charter is wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, Wales, with 454 dead.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371179353#October–December", "title": "1859", "revid": 1371179353, "section": "Events › October–December"}}]}