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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03.30 - Barebone's Parliament
The Nominated Assembly meets, but soon upsets everyone.
40 min
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03.29 - Radicalism of the Soul
English Protestantism - now available in exciting new flavours...
20 min
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03.28 - In the Name of God, Go!
Back in London, Oliver Cromwell loses patience with the Rump Parliament.
28 min
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03.27 - Masters of the Seas
The English defeat the Dutch, and Tromp faces his last battle.
28 min
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03.26 - The Mountain of Iron
The State's Navy licks its wounds, and hits the Dutch back.
31 min
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03.25 - Evil as well as Good
The Dutch hit back, led by the resurgent Admiral Tromp.
24 min
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03.24 - The Battle of Kentish Knock
27 min
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The History of the Mughal Empire - The Thronele...
The raid of Timur the Great on Delhi, and the early life of his famous descendant.
23 min
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03.23 - The Sovereign of the Seas
English warships hunt their Dutch enemies in the Channel and the North Sea.
24 min
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03.22 - A Mountain of Gold
The opening shots of the First Anglo-Dutch War.
26 min
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Cromwell and Ireland with Prof. Micheál Ó Siochrú
I speak with Micheál Ó Siochrú, Professor in Modern History at Trinity College Dublin
23 min
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03.21 - Going Dutch
With relations between the Dutch and the English fraying, the two naval powers veer towards war.
20 min
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Bonus - The Conquest of Jamaica with Prof. Carl...
I speak to Professor Carla Gardina Pestana about Cromwell's Western Design.
53 min
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03.20 - The Pirate Prince
Prince Rupert fights his naval war with the English Republic, to devastating personal cost. The protectionist Navigation Act comes into force, and England's neighbours do not like it.
25 min
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Listen Now: Even the Royals
A new podcast from Wondery
7 min
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03.19 - A Refuge of Lies
The English Empire in the Americas is brought to heel by the Commonwealth's State's Navy
26 min
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03.18 - Revenge as a Guide
The Commonwealth of England dispatches the States' Navy against its enemies - Prince Rupert and his fleet is at the top of that list.
23 min
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03.17 - The Colonies are Revolting!
Several English colonies in America and the Caribbean rebel against the new republican Commonwealth.
25 min
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03.16 - To Hell or Barbados
Transportation, to Europe or to England's colonies, was the fate for thousands of Irish soldiers, clergy, and civilians.
31 min
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03.15 - Protestants, Ascendant
Irish land is awarded to English Adventurers and Cromwellian soldiers, and Protestant dominance is secured.
21 min
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03.14 - To Hell or Connacht
Evicted from their homes, Catholic Irish face a dangerous choice - transplantation, or face extreme punishment.
41 min
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03.13 - The Tory War
The Commonwealth occupation of Ireland faces a guerrilla war, with brutal consequences.
24 min
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03.12 - Peace At Last?
The Wars of the Three Kingdoms end. Mostly.
19 min
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03.11 - The Great Escape
After Worcester, Charles II runs for his life
24 min
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03.10 - 'A Crowning Mercy' - the Final Battle o...
The Last Battle in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
32 min