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Sepoy Mutiny
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Sepoy Mutiny

The 1857-8 Sepoy Mutiny (aka Sepoy Rebellion, Indian Mutiny, The Uprising or First Indian War of Independence) was a failed rebellion against the rule of the British East India Company (EIC) in India. Initially a mutiny of the Indian soldiers...
Map of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Image by Léopold Denis

Map of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 - Published by J. Barthelemier, Paris

This antique map of India illustrates the Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny. It was published by J. Barthelemier, successor to Ch. Picquet. The map provides a geographical overview of the uprising, reflecting key locations...
Tyrol Rebellion of 1809
Image by Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / Jörg P. Anders

Tyrol Rebellion of 1809

The Tyrolean militia returns from war during Tyrol's rebellion against Napoleon in 1809, during the War of the Fifth Coalition. Oil on canvas by Franz Defregger, 1876. Alte Nationalgalerie , Berlin.
Overland Campaign
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

Overland Campaign - Throwing Men Into the Meat Grinder of the US Civil War

The Overland Campaign (4 May to 12 June 1864) was a major Union offensive into Virginia, launched during the final year of the American Civil War (1861-1865). It saw the Union Army of the Potomac fight the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia...
The Stono Rebellion: Crash Course Black American History #6
Video by CrashCourse

The Stono Rebellion: Crash Course Black American History #6

Enslaved people resisted their condition in a range of different ways. Oftentimes those ways were small and personal. There were also times when that resistance took on larger, more dramatic forms, like with slave uprisings and rebellions...
Olive Branch Petition
Article by Harrison W. Mark

Olive Branch Petition

The Olive Branch Petition was a letter adopted by the Second Continental Congress on 5 July 1775 and sent to King George III of Great Britain (r. 1760-1820) in a final attempt at reconciliation in the early months of the American Revolutionary...
The Untold Story: Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion 1831
Video by Black Discoveries

The Untold Story: Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion 1831

Dive into history with "The Untold Story: Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion 1831." Discover the gripping account of Nat Turner's courageous uprising against oppression. Explore the challenges he faced, his quest for freedom, and the impact of...
Ming Dynasty
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Ming Dynasty

The imperial Ming dynasty ruled China from 1368 to 1644. It replaced the Mongol Yuan dynasty which had been in power since the 13th century. Despite challenges from abroad and within, the Ming dynasty oversaw an unprecedented growth in China's...
The Tudors: Mary I - The Wyatt's Rebellion - Episode 38
Video by I'm Stuck - GCSE and A-Level Revision

The Tudors: Mary I - The Wyatt's Rebellion - Episode 38

After Mary's marriage to Philip of Spain, a rebellion started to brew within the country. This was led by Sir Thomas Wyatt. He raised a Protestant army and marched towards London. This video looks at the events of the Wyatt's Rebellion and...
Bacon's Rebellion and the African Slave Trade [AP U.S. History Review]
Video by Heimler's History

Bacon's Rebellion and the African Slave Trade [AP U.S. History Review]

On the salty Nathaniel Bacon and how his little rebellion in the early American colonies paved the way for the African Slave Trade.
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