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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02.22 - Neither Eyes to See nor Tongue to Speak
Matters come to a head in London, as Charles makes his move against the Junto
30 min
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02.21 - The Grand Remonstrance
Charles I returns to London to cheering crowds. Just six weeks later, he will flee.
27 min
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02.20 - Bloody News
Reports from Ireland make their way back to Britain, and fan the flames of hysteria
21 min
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02.19 - The Irish Rebellion
The rebellion spreads throughout and beyond Ulster...
28 min
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ScotRev | Maintaining the Covenanter Regime in ...
I speak with Dr Alan MacDonald, Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Dundee
40 min
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ScotRev | Rethinking the Scottish Revolution wi...
I speak with Laura Stewart, Professor in Early Modern History at the University of York
52 min
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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