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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02.54 - The Great Battle of Naseby
The New Model Army takes on the Royalists in the decisive battle...
27 min
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02.53 - The New Model Army
Fighting a new kind of war requires a new model of army...
30 min
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02.52 - Wasted Opportunities
Essex joyfully marches into a trap, and the Second Battle of Newbury displays parliamentary divisions for all to see...
24 min
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02.51 - The Battle of Five Armies
Royalist, Parliamentarian, and Covenanter meet on Marston Moor, and the fate of the North is decided.
27 min
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02.50 - Drunk with Blood
Prince Rupert campaigns in the North, Charles outplays Waller in the south, and Marston Moor looms on the horizon
27 min
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02.49 - Unfortunate Madness
Secret treaties never backfire... right?
26 min
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02.48 - Butlerian Jihad
The Irish Confederacy and the Lord Deputy negotiate a peace... or at least they try to.
29 min
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02.47 - Inchiquin and Broghill
King Charles faces defections in Munster over the Cessation
25 min
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02.46 - Witch Hunters on Trial
The Downfall and Death of the Witchfinder General
34 min
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02.45 - Before They Are Hanged
Parliament starts to become concerned over the 'Witchfinder General'
25 min
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02.44 - The Witchfinder General
Old grudges and fears come to the fore in Essex, as word spreads that witch-finders roam
30 min
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02.43 - The Hunt Begins
Matthew Hopkins, the infamous Witch-Finder General, begins his campaign through south-eastern England
32 min
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02.42 - The Devil Hath His Chapel
Why did England's largest witch panic erupt during the English Civil War?
30 min
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32 min
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02.41 - The Feigned Mask of Friendship
The Third and Final Anglo-Powhatan War
24 min
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02.40 - Sitting Out Civil War
With Civil War back home, England's colonies do their best to stay out of it.
23 min
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02.39 - The Master of Scotland
Montrose reaches the pinnacle of his success... and then it all comes crumbling down.
34 min
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02.38 - The Year of Victories
Montrose and Mac Colla enjoy victory after victory...
33 min
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02.37 - The Whelps of Calvin
The Covenanters quickly suppress Montrose's invasion and Huntly's uprising, but a new challenger arrives from across the sea...
23 min
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02.36 - The War of Three Kingdoms
Armies from the other two Stuart kingdoms enter the English fray.
25 min
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02.35 - The Solemn League and Covenant
Parliament and Covenanters forge a military and spiritual alliance
25 min
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02.34 - The Cessation of Arms
Armies clash at Newbury, and the king signs a truce with the Irish Confederacy
23 min
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ScotRev | Was there a Scottish Revolution?
I asked each historian the same question; was there a Scottish Revolution?
34 min
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02.33 - War Without An Enemy
'...we are upon the stage and must act those parts that are assigned to us in this tragedy.'
27 min
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02.32 - All's Fairfax in Love and War
Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell MP names for themselves. Montrose picks his side.
23 min