{"slug": "thames", "label": "Thames", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 7, "years": 6, "span": [527, 1717], "span_label": ["527 CE", "1717 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 2}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "essex", "label": "Essex", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "london", "label": "London", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-kent", "label": "Kingdom of Kent", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "saxons", "label": "Saxons", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-essex", "label": "Kingdom of Essex", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "st-albans", "label": "St Albans", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "tower-of-london", "label": "Tower of London", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "house-of-lancaster", "label": "House of Lancaster", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kent", "label": "Kent", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "lincolnshire", "label": "Lincolnshire", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 527, "year_label": "527 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The Kingdom of Essex is founded by the Saxons, who land north of the Thames. They take control of the land between what is now London and St Albans, ceding from the Kingdom of Kent", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340793725#Britannia", "title": "527", "revid": 1340793725, "section": "Events › By place › Britannia"}}, {"year": 894, "year_label": "894 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Autumn – Battle of Benfleet: Danish Viking forces retire to Essex, after being deprived of food by Alfred the Great (see 893). They draw their longships up the Thames and into the Lea, entrenching themselves at Benfleet.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341130298#Britain", "title": "894", "revid": 1341130298, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 1471, "year_label": "1471 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 12", "text": "May 12 – The siege of London is attempted by hundreds of supporters of England's House of Lancaster, who are attempting to free the former King Henry VI from imprisonment in the Tower of London. Led by Thomas Neville, the Lancastrians set cannons up on the south bank of the Thames and attempt to bombard London, but are unable to break the defense put up by Londoners led by Edward Woodville, Lord Scales, and the attack fails after three days.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370196979#April–June", "title": "1471", "revid": 1370196979, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1620, "year_label": "1620 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "History of submarines: Cornelis Drebbel demonstrates the first navigable undersea boat in the Thames in England.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363705489#Date_unknown", "title": "1620", "revid": 1363705489, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1620, "year_label": "1620 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": null, "text": "A severe frost in England freezes the River Thames; 13 continuous days of snow blanket Scotland. On Eskdale Moor, only 35 of a flock of 20,000 sheep survive.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363705489#Date_unknown", "title": "1620", "revid": 1363705489, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1625, "year_label": "1625 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": null, "text": "In England, a very high tide occurs, the highest ever known in the Thames, and the sea walls in Kent, Essex, and Lincolnshire are overthrown, thus great desolation is caused to the lands near the sea.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363597525#Date_unknown", "title": "1625", "revid": 1363597525, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1717, "year_label": "1717 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July 17", "text": "July 17 – Water Music by George Frederick Handel is first performed, on a Thames barge in London.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366802832#July–September", "title": "1717", "revid": 1366802832, "section": "Events › July–September"}}]}