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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02.44 - 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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Introducing History Daily
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
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ScotRev | The Covenanters in Restoration Scotla...
I speak with Dr Kennedy about the legacy of the Covenanters in the Restoration, Glorious Revolution, and Act of Union
59 min
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02.31 - Tower Defence
Garrison Warfare is the Name of the Game!
23 min
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02.30 - 'We Saluted with Bullets'
Royalists and Parliamentarians fight in the North and the South-West
24 min
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ScotRev | Gothic Revivalism and Covenanted Conf...
I speak with Allan MacInnes, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Strathclyde
42 min
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02.29 - The O'Neill Family Business
Owen Roe O'Neill returns to Ireland to fight for God, Fatherland, and King. Well, maybe not that last one...
26 min
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Bonus - Historical Fiction with Zack Twamley
I chat with Zack Twamley about his new series, Matchlock!
34 min
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02.28 - The Irish Confederacy
With the rebellion turning into a war, the rebels form their own government to rival Dublin.
25 min
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02.27 - The March on London
After Edgehill, both armies race to London.
21 min
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ScotRev | Church Discipline in Revolutionary Ed...
I speak with Dr Claire McNulty
30 min
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02.26 - The Battle of Edgehill
The first pitched battle of the English Civil War begins
28 min