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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Bonus - Grey History: The French Revolution
Today we have a guest episode from Grey History!
40 min
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02.73 - Regicide
We say goodbye to Charles I, and give him a judgement of our own.
37 min
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02.72 - The Trial of the Century
Charles I stands trial for his life, charged with treason against the people of England.
31 min
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02.71 - The Providence of God
The New Model Army secures its control over London, and prepares to put the king on trial.
27 min
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02.70 - The Man of Blood
With Parliament about to compromise with King Charles, the New Model Army steps in.
31 min
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02.69 - The Clean Up
With the last hope of the Royalists destroyed, the New Model Army brings the hammer down on the last few holdouts.
31 min
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02.68 - The War of the Engagement
The Engagers finally invade from Scotland, and Cromwell is ready for them.
31 min
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Bonus - The Blazing World with Dr Jonathan Healey
I speak with Jonathan Healey, author of the new book 'The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England'
43 min
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02.67 - English Civil War 2 - Britannic Boogaloo
English rebellion ties up Cromwell and Fairfax, the Scots prepare to invade, and in Ireland the Confederacy tears itself apart.
22 min
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02.66 - The Second English Civil War, Part 1
Fairfax and Cromwell face down English rebellion, as the Scots and Irish prepare for war.
29 min
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02.65 - A Coalition of Chaos
The New Model Army prepares to take on... basically everyone else!
25 min
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02.64 - A Deal with the Devil
Against the threat of the New Model Army, the Covenanters agree the Engagement with Charles I
32 min
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Bonus - The Great Defiance with Dr David Veevers
How the World Took on the British Empire
78 min
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02.63 - The Putney Debates
or the Old Serpent in New Form, the Serpentine Deceit of Pretended Friends in the Army
31 min
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02.62 - The Burning of Cashel
Parliamentary armies go on the offensive in Ireland.
24 min
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02.61 - London Has Fallen
The New Model Army seizes the king, and begins to march on the capital.
31 min
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02.60 - You and What Army?
Parliament tries to tell the New Model Army what to do. It doesn't go well.
27 min
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Bonus - Did Oliver Cromwell Ban Christmas?
Was the Lord Protector a Puritan Grinch?
13 min
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02.59 - A King's Ransom
Buy your own King for this low low price!
27 min
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02.58 - The Entropy of Victory
The English Civil War is over, and former allies turn on each other.
25 min
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02.57 - Kilkenny Coup d'etat
With the king's defeat in the English Civil War, his forces in Scotland and Ireland react.
25 min
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Bonus - Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex and ...
17 min
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02.56 - The Wisdom of Crowds
With the English Civil War over - for now - it's time to count the cost, and take a look at post-war England.
28 min
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02.55 - Peace, if you can keep it
Naseby shattered the Royalist cause. Now the New Model Army just had to sweep up the pieces...
30 min
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02.54 - The Great Battle of Naseby
The New Model Army takes on the Royalists in the decisive battle...
27 min