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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02.18 - Rebellions are Built on Hope
The opening moves of the 1641 Rebellion
26 min
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ScotRev | Scottish Republicanism and Anti-Monar...
I speak with Dr Sharon Adams
34 min
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ScotRev | Piety and Heartwork in Covenanter Sco...
I speak with Dr Louise Yeoman
56 min
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02.17 - A Peaceful Land, A Quiet People?
Ireland before the 1641 Rebellion was far from peaceful
26 min
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ScotRev | Defining Revolution with Prof. Julian...
I speak with Julian Goodare, Professor of History at the University of Edinburgh
69 min
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ScotRev | Covenanted Interests across Three Kin...
I speak with Dr Kirsteen MacKenzie
98 min
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ScotRev | Covenanting Identity in the Cromwelli...
I speak with Dr Mikki Brock, Associate Professor History at Washington and Lee University
44 min
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02.16 - The Incident
Charles I returns to Scotland to win over the former rebels. It goes well... until it doesn't.
33 min
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ScotRev | Protestantism, Revolution, and Scotti...
I speak with Dr Karie Schultz, Fellow at the British School at Rome
37 min
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ScotRev | The Kirk, the Covenanters, and the Re...
I speak with Dr Chris Langley, Reader in Early Modern History at Newman University, Birmingham
45 min
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ScotRev | Scottish Royalism during the British ...
I speak with Dr Andrew Lind, Early Career Research at the University of Glasgow
36 min
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ScotRev | Introducing the Scottish Revolution I...
Introducing the Scottish Revolution Interview Series
2 min
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02.15 - The Root and Branch Reforms
With Strafford gone, the Commons implement their reforms
23 min
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02.14 - A Wolf by the Ears
The Earl of Strafford fights for his life
37 min
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Bonus - The East India Company with Dr David Ve...
How did the EIC reverse its fortunes in the mid-17th century?
62 min
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02.13 - ‘The Root of All Our Calamities’
The Long Parliament gathers, and they take aim at Laud and Strafford.
24 min
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Bonus - Cromwell's Protectorate with Paul Lay
The rise and fall of the Commonwealth
57 min
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02.12 - The Second Bishops' War
The Covenanters besiege Edinburgh Castle and invade northern England
27 min
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Bonus - Sir Thomas Fairfax by CavalierCast
A guest episode from CavalierCast
43 min
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Bonus - The Ancient Britons by the Early Stuart...
The King's Welsh subjects rally to his cause, turning the western borderlands into one of the key strategic theatres of the war.
37 min
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02.11 - Hearts and Minds
The Covenanters and the Royalists continue their propaganda war
27 min
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Bonus - The Philosophy of Empire
Chris from the Age of Victoria Podcast
57 min
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02.10 - The Trouble With Peace
The English and Irish Parliaments are summoned to prepare for war.
30 min
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02.09 - The Calm Before the Storm
After the Pacification of Berwick, the Covenanters prepare for the inevitable
26 min
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Bonus - The Sinking of the Arandora Star
My talk from Intelligent Speech 2020!
38 min