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 - 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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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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Bonus - Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex and ...
17 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
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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