{"slug": "palace-of-whitehall", "label": "Palace of Whitehall", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Whitehall", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q391620", "qid": "Q391620", "description": "former building in the City of Westminster, London", "entries": 9, "years": 9, "span": [1562, 1698], "span_label": ["1562 CE", "1698 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 4}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "london", "label": "London", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "william-shakespeare", "label": "William Shakespeare", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-england", "label": "Kingdom of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ireland", "label": "Ireland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "november", "label": "November", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "elizabeth-i", "label": "Elizabeth I", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "oliver-cromwell", "label": "Oliver Cromwell", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "maine", "label": "Maine", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1562, "year_label": "1562 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 6", "text": "January 6 – Shane O'Neill of Tír Eoghain pleads his cause at the Palace of Whitehall in London, before Queen Elizabeth I of England, who recognises his status. He returns to Ireland on May 26, and resumes his rebellious activities by November.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362000458#January–March", "title": "1562", "revid": 1362000458, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1604, "year_label": "1604 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "November 1", "text": "November 1 – The first recorded performance of William Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello, takes place at the Palace of Whitehall in London.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1348862771#October–December", "title": "1604", "revid": 1348862771, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1605, "year_label": "1605 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "February 10", "text": "February 10 – Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice is given its earliest recorded performance, presented by the King's Men players at the Palace of Whitehall for King James I of England. A second performance is given on February 12, Shrove Tuesday, at the King's request.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362477436#January–March", "title": "1605", "revid": 1362477436, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1606, "year_label": "1606 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December 26", "text": "December 26 – William Shakespeare's play King Lear is given its first recorded performance, staged at the Palace of Whitehall.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561009#October–December", "title": "1606", "revid": 1369561009, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1618, "year_label": "1618 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "January 6", "text": "January 6 – Ben Jonson's play Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue is given its premiere performance, presented at the Palace of Whitehall in London.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365216026#January–March", "title": "1618", "revid": 1365216026, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1657, "year_label": "1657 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 8", "text": "January 8 – Miles Sindercombe and his group of disaffected Levellers are betrayed in their attempt to assassinate Oliver Cromwell by blowing up the Palace of Whitehall in London and are arrested.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366656979#January–March", "title": "1657", "revid": 1366656979, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1686, "year_label": "1686 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 26", "text": "November 26 – The Treaty of Whitehall, more formerly the Treaty of Neutrality for America, is signed at the Palace of Whitehall in Westminster between representatives of King Louis XIV of France and King James II of England, with both sides pledging that \"though the two Countries might be at war in Europe their Colonies in America should continue in peace and Neutrality\". The treaty is broken less than two years later when King William's War breaks out in what is now the U.S. state of Maine.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368502958#October–December", "title": "1686", "revid": 1368502958, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1691, "year_label": "1691 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "April 9", "text": "April 9 – A fire at the Palace of Whitehall in London destroys its Stone Gallery.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1356137934#April–June", "title": "1691", "revid": 1356137934, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1698, "year_label": "1698 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "January 4", "text": "January 4 – The Palace of Whitehall in London, England is destroyed by fire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370144847#January–March", "title": "1698", "revid": 1370144847, "section": "Events › January–March"}}]}