{"slug": "old-st-paul-s-cathedral", "label": "Old St Paul's Cathedral", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_St_Paul%27s_Cathedral", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2576524", "qid": "Q2576524", "description": "medieval cathedral of the City of London", "entries": 11, "years": 11, "span": [693, 1711], "span_label": ["693 CE", "1711 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 7}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "kingdom-of-england", "label": "Kingdom of England", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "london", "label": "London", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "philip-ii-of-france", "label": "Philip II of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "winchester", "label": "Winchester", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "louis-viii-of-france", "label": "Louis VIII of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "london-bridge", "label": "London Bridge", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "city-of-london", "label": "City of London", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "st-paul-s-cathedral", "label": "St Paul's Cathedral", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 693, "year_label": "693 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Earconwald, bishop of London, dies and is succeeded by Waldhere. He is buried at St. Paul's Cathedral, and later revered as a saint.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340806250#Religion", "title": "693", "revid": 1340806250, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1087, "year_label": "1087 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "A fire in London destroys much of the city, including St. Paul's Cathedral. Bishop Maurice starts the rebuilding of a new, much larger cathedral.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365262622#England", "title": "1087", "revid": 1365262622, "section": "Events › By place › England"}}, {"year": 1216, "year_label": "1216 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 21", "text": "May 21 – Prince Louis of France, son of King Philip II (\"Augustus\"), invades England in support of the barons, landing in Thanet. He enters London without opposition, and is proclaimed, but not crowned, King of England at Old St Paul's Cathedral. In June, Louis captures Rochester Castle and Winchester, and soon controls over half of the English kingdom.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371079230#Europe", "title": "1216", "revid": 1371079230, "section": "Events › By continent › Europe"}}, {"year": 1314, "year_label": "1314 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Completion of Old St Paul's Cathedral in London.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373434387#Religion", "title": "1314", "revid": 1373434387, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1444, "year_label": "1444 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "A serious fire occurs at Old St Paul's Cathedral in London.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359067554#Date_unknown", "title": "1444", "revid": 1359067554, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1509, "year_label": "1509 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "St Paul's School, London is founded by John Colet, Dean of St Paul's Cathedral.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369335853#Date_unknown", "title": "1509", "revid": 1369335853, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1517, "year_label": "1517 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "April 14", "text": "April 14 – On Easter Tuesday, Dr. Bell, a preacher standing at St Paul's Cross in front of London's Old St Paul's Cathedral, delivers an inflammatory sermon at the instigation of a local broker, John Lincoln and accuses foreign immigrants of stealing jobs from English workers and taking away bread from \"poor fatherless children.\"", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366649067#April–June", "title": "1517", "revid": 1366649067, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1561, "year_label": "1561 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "June 4", "text": "June 4 – The spire of Old St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London catches fire and crashes through the nave roof, probably as the result of a lightning strike. The spire is not rebuilt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358043209#April–June", "title": "1561", "revid": 1358043209, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1569, "year_label": "1569 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 11", "text": "January 11 — The first recorded lottery in England begins and continues, nonstop, at the west door of St Paul's Cathedral in London until May 6, when the winner is drawn. Each share costs ten shillings, and proceeds are used to repair harbours, and for other public works.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366794933#January–March", "title": "1569", "revid": 1366794933, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1666, "year_label": "1666 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "September 2", "text": "September 2 – The Great Fire of London begins as a blaze in a bakery owned by Thomas Farriner on Pudding Lane, near London Bridge. Over a period of four days, the fire destroys more than 13,000 buildings (including Old St Paul's Cathedral), but only six people are known to have died, while at least 80,000 are left destitute and homeless. The events are recorded by Samuel Pepys in his diary. The resurveying of property is credited with advancing both cartography and the practices of surveying, as well as resulting in the modern definition by John Ogilby of the statute mile, as 1,760 yards.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365988943#July–September", "title": "1666", "revid": 1365988943, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1711, "year_label": "1711 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "December 25", "text": "December 25 – The rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral in London to a design by Sir Christopher Wren is declared complete by Parliament; Old St Paul's had been destroyed by the 1666 Great Fire of London.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364260988#October–December", "title": "1711", "revid": 1364260988, "section": "Events › October–December"}}]}