{"slug": "shetland", "label": "Shetland", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shetland", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47134", "qid": "Q47134", "description": "subarctic archipelago, county and council area of Scotland that lies north-east of mainland Britain", "entries": 18, "years": 16, "span": [-2219, 1941], "span_label": ["2220 BCE", "1941 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 6}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 3}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 2}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 2}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Shetland Islands", "Shetland islands"], "related": [{"slug": "orkney", "label": "Orkney", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "norway", "label": "Norway", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "faroe-islands", "label": "Faroe Islands", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "dutch-east-india-company", "label": "Dutch East India Company", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "sweden", "label": "Sweden", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "denmark", "label": "Denmark", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "iceland", "label": "Iceland", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "greenland", "label": "Greenland", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kalmar-union", "label": "Kalmar Union", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "scotland", "label": "Scotland", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "royal-navy", "label": "Royal Navy", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "margaret-i-of-denmark", "label": "Margaret I of Denmark", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -2219, "year_label": "2220 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "c. 2220 BC: Scord of Brouster farmstead established in the Shetland islands", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371895841#Events", "title": "23rd century BC", "revid": 1371895841, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 875, "year_label": "875 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "King Harald Fairhair of Norway subdues the rovers on the Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands, and adds them to his kingdom (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352180718#Europe", "title": "875", "revid": 1352180718, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1266, "year_label": "1266 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 2", "text": "July 2 – Treaty of Perth: King Alexander III of Scotland agrees to a peace settlement with King Magnus VI of Norway (\"the Law-mender\") in which the Outer Hebrides and Isle of Man are ceded to Scotland in exchange for 4,000 marks. 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"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370196979#Date_unknown", "title": "1471", "revid": 1370196979, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1472, "year_label": "1472 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 20", "text": "February 20 – Orkney and Shetland are returned by Norway to Scotland, as a result of a defaulted dowry payment.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365251690#January–March", "title": "1472", "revid": 1365251690, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1674, "year_label": "1674 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 14", "text": "March 14 – Third Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of Ronas Voe – The English Royal Navy captures the Dutch East India Company ship Wapen van Rotterdam in Shetland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365128656#January–March", "title": "1674", "revid": 1365128656, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1674, "year_label": "1674 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 14", "text": "14 March – Third Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of Ronas Voe – the English Royal Navy captures the Dutch East India Company ship Wapen van Rotterdam in Shetland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737452#Events", "title": "1674 in England", "revid": 1353737452, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1711, "year_label": "1711 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "November 7", "text": "November 7 – The Dutch East India Company ship Liefde runs aground and sinks off Out Skerries, Shetland, with the loss of all but one of her 300 crew.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364260988#October–December", "title": "1711", "revid": 1364260988, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1711, "year_label": "1711 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "November 7", "text": "7 November – Dutch East Indiaman Liefde runs aground and sinks off Out Skerries, Shetland with the loss of all but one of her 300 crew.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362263180#Events", "title": "1711 in Scotland", "revid": 1362263180, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1832, "year_label": "1832 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "July 16", "text": "16 July – \"The Bad Day\": 31 sixareens (the traditional fishing craft of Shetland) are lost in a storm with 105 crew.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362254522#Events", "title": "1832 in Scotland", "revid": 1362254522, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1858, "year_label": "1858 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "January 1", "text": "1 January – the permanent North Unst Lighthouse on Muckle Flugga (Shetland), designed by brothers Thomas and David Stevenson, is first illuminated.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353739766#Events", "title": "1858 in Scotland", "revid": 1353739766, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1879, "year_label": "1879 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 4", "text": "4 January – Dundee-born Mormon missionary Hugh Findlay arrives in Shetland from the United States and on 31 March baptizes the islands' first two converts.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353740007#Events", "title": "1879 in Scotland", "revid": 1353740007, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1900, "year_label": "1900 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "December 21", "text": "21 December – Delting disaster: four fishing boats with 22 crew from the Shetland villages of Mossbank and Firth (in the parish of Delting) are lost in a storm.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357984890#Events", "title": "1900 in Scotland", "revid": 1357984890, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1903, "year_label": "1903 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "April", "text": "April – Norwegians begin whaling from Shetland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362262903#Events", "title": "1903 in Scotland", "revid": 1362262903, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1941, "year_label": "1941 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "August 30", "text": "30 August – first official 'Shetland bus' clandestine mission using Norwegian fishing boats between Shetland and German-occupied Norway.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362260909#Events", "title": "1941 in Scotland", "revid": 1362260909, "section": "Events"}}]}