{"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": 18, "years": 14, "span": [1562, 1698], "span_label": ["1562 CE", "1698 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 9}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 4}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Whitehall Palace"], "related": [{"slug": "london", "label": "London", "shared": 7}, {"slug": "william-shakespeare", "label": "William Shakespeare", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "elizabeth-i", "label": "Elizabeth I", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "ben-jonson", "label": "Ben Jonson", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "oliver-cromwell", "label": "Oliver Cromwell", "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": "river-thames", "label": "River Thames", "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": 1562, "year_label": "1562 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "January 6", "text": "January 6 – Shane O'Neill pleads his cause at the Palace of Whitehall in London before Elizabeth I of England, who recognises him as \"The O'Neill\" and \"of Tír Eoghain\". He returns to Ireland on 26 May.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1318940302#Events", "title": "1562 in Ireland", "revid": 1318940302, "section": "Events"}}, {"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": 1610, "year_label": "1610 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 5", "text": "June 5 – The masque Tethys' Festival is performed at Whitehall Palace to celebrate the investiture of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361322431#April–June", "title": "1610", "revid": 1361322431, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1611, "year_label": "1611 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "November 1", "text": "November 1 – At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeare's last solo play, The Tempest, is given its earliest reported performance.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1277342005#October–December", "title": "1611", "revid": 1277342005, "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": 1631, "year_label": "1631 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "January 9", "text": "9 January – The masque Love's Triumph Through Callipolis, written by Ben Jonson with music by Nicholas Lanier and designed by Inigo Jones, is performed at Whitehall Palace.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737044#Arts_and_literature", "title": "1631 in England", "revid": 1353737044, "section": "Arts and literature"}}, {"year": 1641, "year_label": "1641 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "May 2", "text": "2 May – Mary, Princess Royal, 9 year-old eldest daughter of the King, marries 14-year old William II of Orange in the Chapel Royal of Whitehall Palace in London.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737153#Events", "title": "1641 in England", "revid": 1353737153, "section": "Events"}}, {"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": 1657, "year_label": "1657 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 8", "text": "8 January – 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 arrested.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355059733#Events", "title": "1657 in England", "revid": 1355059733, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1662, "year_label": "1662 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August 23", "text": "23 August – an extravagant pageant on the River Thames greets the arrival of Charles II and his new queen Catherine of Braganza on their arrival at the Palace of Whitehall from Hampton Court.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737338#Events", "title": "1662 in England", "revid": 1353737338, "section": "Events"}}, {"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": 1691, "year_label": "1691 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "April 9", "text": "9 April – a fire at the Palace of Whitehall in London destroys its Stone Gallery.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737690#Events", "title": "1691 in England", "revid": 1353737690, "section": "Events"}}, {"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"}}, {"year": 1698, "year_label": "1698 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "January 4", "text": "4 January – the Palace of Whitehall is destroyed by fire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737798#Events", "title": "1698 in England", "revid": 1353737798, "section": "Events"}}]}