History A-Level
Key events and turning points
What Key events and turning points means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Key events and turning points
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The rebellion broke out in Meerut in May 1857, spread to Delhi where rebels proclaimed Bahadur Shah II as emperor, involved atrocities at Cawnpore, and saw the siege and relief of Lucknow.
Topics that use Key events and turning points
- Paper 3, Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 - 4 Nearly losing an empire: the British in India, 1829–58 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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