{"slug": "irish-sea", "label": "Irish Sea", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Sea", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41735", "qid": "Q41735", "description": "sea that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [615, 1987], "span_label": ["615 CE", "1987 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "ireland", "label": "Ireland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "seven-years-war", "label": "Seven Years' War", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "anglo-saxons", "label": "Anglo-Saxons", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-powys", "label": "Kingdom of Powys", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "thelfrith-of-northumbria", "label": "Æthelfrith of Northumbria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "queen-victoria", "label": "Queen Victoria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "manchester", "label": "Manchester", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "zeeland", "label": "Zeeland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "chester", "label": "Chester", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 615, "year_label": "615 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Bangor Massacre: The Anglo-Saxons, under King Æthelfrith of Northumbria, after defeating the Kingdom of Powys, finally reach the Irish Sea and massacre 1,200 Christian monks at their monastery, in Bangor (Wales).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364752554#Britain", "title": "615", "revid": 1364752554, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 973, "year_label": "973 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Edgar I marches with his army north to Chester. His navy meets him there via the Irish Sea. This show of strength persuades the 'Northern Kings' to submit to his overlordship (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354273404#Britain", "title": "973", "revid": 1354273404, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 1760, "year_label": "1760 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 21", "text": "February 21–26 – Seven Years' War: Battle of Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland – A force of French troops, under the command of privateer François Thurot, captures and holds the town and castle of Carrickfergus before retiring; the force is defeated (and Thurot killed) in the naval Battle of Bishops Court in the Irish Sea on February 28.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358844484#January–March", "title": "1760", "revid": 1358844484, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1894, "year_label": "1894 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "May 21", "text": "May 21 – The Manchester Ship Canal and Docks are officially opened by Queen Victoria, linking the previously landlocked industrial city of Manchester, in north-west England, to the Irish Sea.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369810485#May", "title": "1894", "revid": 1369810485, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1953, "year_label": "1953 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "January 31", "text": "January 31–February 1 – The North Sea flood of 1953 kills 1,836 people in the southwestern Netherlands (especially Zeeland), 307 in the United Kingdom, and several hundred at sea, including 133 on the ferry MV Princess Victoria in the Irish Sea.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310369#January", "title": "1953", "revid": 1371310369, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1987, "year_label": "1987 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "October 22", "text": "October 22 – The pilot of a British Aerospace BAE Harrier GR5 registered ZD325 accidentally ejects from his aircraft. The jet continues to fly until it runs out of fuel and crashes into the Irish Sea.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372769014#October", "title": "1987", "revid": 1372769014, "section": "Events › October"}}]}