The political nature and governmental system of Upper and Lower Canada and the perceived threat from the USA,
The revolts of 1837–38,
The importance of the Earl of Durham's appointment as High Commissioner; the roles of Charles Buller and Edward Gibbon Wakefield; the main recommendations and importance of the Durham Report.
The role of the East India Company and the Governor General; the importance of Bengal and the Company Army,
William Sleeman’s campaign against Thagi: the drive against Sati and female infanticide; the impact of missionaries.,
The Indian Rebellion
Reasons for intervention in Egypt 1882,
Egypt as a 'veiled protectorate'; the promises to withdraw and the failure to do so; the work of Sir Evelyn Baring.,
The problem of the Sudan
Tensions between colonists and the British, 1770–75:,
Clashes between British forces and rebels, 1775–76; the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation,
Britain's defeat, 1778–83: