{"slug": "cork-city", "label": "Cork (city)", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork_%28city%29", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36647", "qid": "Q36647", "description": "city in County Cork, Munster Province, Ireland", "entries": 7, "years": 7, "span": [1171, 1920], "span_label": ["1171 CE", "1920 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 3}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 3}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "kingdom-of-england", "label": "Kingdom of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ireland", "label": "Ireland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "july", "label": "July", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-ii-of-england", "label": "Henry II of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "leinster", "label": "Leinster", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "richard-de-clare-2nd-earl-of-pembroke", "label": "Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "english-channel", "label": "English Channel", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cape-of-good-hope", "label": "Cape of Good Hope", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1171, "year_label": "1171 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "July", "text": "July – King Henry II decides to lead a military expedition to Ireland and summons Richard de Clare (Strongbow) to join forces. In September, Richard travels to England and promises his loyalty to Henry. He is granted Leinster as a fiefdom and is honored with the post of \"royal constable in Ireland\". The army is assembled at Pembroke – several siege towers are shipped over, should Henry need to assault the Norman-held towns (or others such as Cork and Limerick).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362165802#Britain", "title": "1171", "revid": 1362165802, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 1805, "year_label": "1805 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "August 31", "text": "August 31 – British Army General David Baird departs from Cork, leading an expedition to capture the Cape of Good Hope. Their ship arrives on January 4.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357161554#July–September", "title": "1805", "revid": 1357161554, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1835, "year_label": "1835 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "May 13", "text": "May 13 – At least 224 people, most of them female convicts being transported from Cork, Ireland, to Australia, are drowned when the British barque Neva is wrecked in the Bass Strait. Only 15 people survive.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364866184#April–June", "title": "1835", "revid": 1364866184, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1838, "year_label": "1838 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "April 4", "text": "April 4–22 – The paddle steamer SS Sirius makes the transatlantic crossing to New York from Cork, Ireland in 18 days, though not using steam continuously.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360381946#April–June", "title": "1838", "revid": 1360381946, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1850, "year_label": "1850 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "March 31", "text": "March 31 – The paddle steamer RMS Royal Adelaide, bound from Cork to London, is wrecked in the English Channel with the loss of all 250 on board.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365770371#January–March", "title": "1850", "revid": 1365770371, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1916, "year_label": "1916 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "November 5", "text": "November 5 – Honan Chapel, Cork, Ireland, a product of the Irish Arts and Crafts movement (1894–1925), is dedicated.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373519106#November", "title": "1916", "revid": 1373519106, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1920, "year_label": "1920 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "December 11", "text": "December 11 – Burning of Cork in Ireland: British forces set fire to some 5 acre m2 of the centre of Cork, including the City Hall, in reprisal attacks, after a British auxiliary is killed in a guerilla ambush.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369258210#December", "title": "1920", "revid": 1369258210, "section": "Events › December"}}]}