Pax Britannica: A History of the Brit...
Pax Britannica is a narrative history podcast covering the empire upon which the sun never set. Shortlisted for the 2023 Independent Podcast Awards, Pax Britannica follows the events which created an empire that dominated the globe. Hosted by Dr Samuel Hume, a historian of British Imperial history, Pax Britannica aims to explain the rise and eventual fall of the largest empire in history. After all, how peaceful was the 'British Peace'?
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01.41 - Murder on the Saltwater Frontier
Colonies spring up along the Connecticut River
26 min
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01.40 - Providence Gained
The Puritans were not in the business of religious toleration.
33 min
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01.39 - City on a Hill
We catch up with the colony of Massachusetts Bay
27 min
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Bonus - The First Intersex in Colonial America
The First Intersex in Colonial America
42 min
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01.38 - Personal Rule
Were the 1630s a period of Personal Rule, or Eleven Years of Tyranny?
24 min
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01.37 - The Graces
Charles tries to trade Catholic toleration for an army.
26 min
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01.36 - Root and Branch
The plantations of Ireland face scrutiny. They cost too much, and are far too Irish!
29 min
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Bonus - Early Modern English Witchcraft with Pr...
I speak with Darren Oldridge, Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Worcester
37 min
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01.35 - The Sword of the Magistrate
How did witchtrials operate under the Stuart regime?
35 min
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01.34 - War and Peace
Peace breaks out in Europe, as we return to the growing English empire in the Americas and India.
30 min
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Bonus - New England Revisited
A guest episode from the Political History of the United States
27 min
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Bonus - The Life of Barnet Burns, Pākehā Māori
A bonus episode from the History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast
62 min
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Bonus - Buckingham and Berry
I chat with David from The Siècle about the two assassinations we've just covered: the Duke of Buckingham, and the Duc de Berry
30 min
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01.33 - Constitutional Crisis
Parliament brings the Three Resolutions, and a Speaker is forced to listen.
22 min
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Bonus - The Industrial Revolutions
A guest episode from The Industrial Revolutions Podcast!
21 min
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01.32 - The Martyr Assassin
Who was the murderer of Buckingham, and what comes next for Charles?
29 min
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01.31 - The Duke of Hazard
The Petition of Right, sorcerous advisers, and daggers in the crowd
36 min
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01.30 - The Siege of Saint-Martin
Charles chases military success once again!
22 min
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Bonus - The English Revolution with Mike Duncan
I speak to Mike Duncan about podcasting, revolutions, writing, and the British Civil Wars
53 min
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Bonus - Sound Education Experience
My account of my time in Boston, at Harvard and BU, for Sound Education
19 min
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Bonus - The Origins of Halloween
Ancient Human Sacrifice | Christian Veneration | Bargain-bin Costumes
47 min
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01.29 - Impeachment!
The 1626 Parliament takes aim at the incompetent, corrupt, and unpopular Duke of Buckingham
30 min
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01.28 - The Useless Parliament
The king faces off against his first parliament, while the English holiday in Spain.
29 min
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01.27 - Long Live the King
A tour of Charles' realm, and catching up on events in Virginia.
25 min
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01.26 - The King is Dead
James oversees his last parliament, as the last chance of peace slips away.
37 min