{"slug": "waterford", "label": "Waterford", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183551", "qid": "Q183551", "description": "city in Ireland", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [914, 1783], "span_label": ["914 CE", "1783 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "dublin", "label": "Dublin", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "ireland", "label": "Ireland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "october", "label": "October", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "richard-de-clare-2nd-earl-of-pembroke", "label": "Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "leinster", "label": "Leinster", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "republic-of-ireland", "label": "Republic of Ireland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-meath", "label": "Kingdom of Meath", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "huguenot", "label": "Huguenot", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 914, "year_label": "914 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Viking raiders establish a settlement near Waterford (Ireland) led by Ottir (the Black). The Dublin Vikings are forced to pay tribute to the Irish kings of Meath and Leinster as the price to keeping their independence.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355643516#Europe", "title": "914", "revid": 1355643516, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1171, "year_label": "1171 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 17", "text": "October 17 – Henry II invades Ireland and lands with a large army of at least 500 mounted knights, and 4,000 men and archers at Waterford. Henry commandeers merchant ships as part of his invasion. He claims the ports of Dublin, Waterford, and Wexford, and promises the Irish chieftains protection if they will acknowledge him as their overlord. Henry is recognized as \"Lord of Ireland\", traders are invited to Dublin where an English colony is set up.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362165802#Ireland", "title": "1171", "revid": 1362165802, "section": "Events › By place › Ireland"}}, {"year": 1174, "year_label": "1174 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October", "text": "October – Battle of Thurles: Gaelic-Irish forces under King Domnall Mór Ua Briain defeat an Anglo-Norman invasion at Thurles in Ireland. The English expedition led by Earl Richard de Clare (Strongbow) is surprised while encamped in the area of Lognafola and is forced to retreat to Waterford.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362171775#Ireland", "title": "1174", "revid": 1362171775, "section": "Events › By place › Ireland"}}, {"year": 1495, "year_label": "1495 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 23", "text": "July 23 – After failing at the Battle of Deal, Perkin Warbeck and his troops land with 11 ships at the Ireland port of Waterford to gain a foothold in his attempt to invade England. Warbeck is joined by an Irish noble, Maurice FitzGerald, Earl of Desmond, and begins an 11-day siege. The defenders of Waterford protect the walled city by damming the St. John's River to flood the marshes around Warbeck's soldiers, and fire the fortresses cannons at Warbeck's ships.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365256979#July–September", "title": "1495", "revid": 1365256979, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1605, "year_label": "1605 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Refugee French Huguenot merchants begin to settle in Dublin and Waterford.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362477436#Date_unknown", "title": "1605", "revid": 1362477436, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1783, "year_label": "1783 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "October 3", "text": "October 3 – The first Waterford Crystal glassmaking business begins production in Waterford, Ireland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370056030#October–December", "title": "1783", "revid": 1370056030, "section": "Events › October–December"}}]}