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 - The National Covenant
The confession of faith of the Kirk of Scotland, February 1638.
25 min
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02.05 - Homecoming
Charles I returns to Scotland. The Scots are not pleased to see him.
31 min
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02.04 - Making Ireland English
Lord Deputy Wentworth tries to complete his other objectives
33 min
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02.03 - Graces Denied
Lord Deputy Wentworth alters the deal. Pray he doesn't alter it any further.
27 min
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02.02 - Star Chamber
Laudianism. What was it, was it popular, and what if you didn't like it?
37 min
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02.01 - Eleven Years of Tyranny?
In the first episode of the new season, we look at the fallout of Charles' financial policies.
25 min
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01.44 - The Pequot Genocide
The Pequots are destroyed. English colonies spread throughout the Caribbean.
35 min
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01.43 - Mystic Massacre
With one brutal strike, Pequot resistance is broken
30 min
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01.42 - Parabellum
Another murder leads the English to war.
28 min
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01.41 - Murder on the Saltwater Frontier
Colonies spring up along the Connecticut River
26 min
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01.40 - Providence Gained
The Puritans were not in the business of religious toleration.
33 min
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01.39 - City on a Hill
We catch up with the colony of Massachusetts Bay
27 min
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Bonus - The First Intersex in Colonial America
The First Intersex in Colonial America
42 min
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01.38 - Personal Rule
Were the 1630s a period of Personal Rule, or Eleven Years of Tyranny?
24 min
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01.37 - The Graces
Charles tries to trade Catholic toleration for an army.
26 min
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01.36 - Root and Branch
The plantations of Ireland face scrutiny. They cost too much, and are far too Irish!
29 min
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Bonus - Early Modern English Witchcraft with Pr...
I speak with Darren Oldridge, Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Worcester
37 min
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01.35 - The Sword of the Magistrate
How did witchtrials operate under the Stuart regime?
35 min
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01.34 - War and Peace
Peace breaks out in Europe, as we return to the growing English empire in the Americas and India.
30 min
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Bonus - New England Revisited
A guest episode from the Political History of the United States
27 min
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Bonus - The Life of Barnet Burns, Pākehā Māori
A bonus episode from the History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast
62 min
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Bonus - Buckingham and Berry
I chat with David from The Siècle about the two assassinations we've just covered: the Duke of Buckingham, and the Duc de Berry
30 min
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01.33 - Constitutional Crisis
Parliament brings the Three Resolutions, and a Speaker is forced to listen.
22 min
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Bonus - The Industrial Revolutions
A guest episode from The Industrial Revolutions Podcast!
21 min
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01.32 - The Martyr Assassin
Who was the murderer of Buckingham, and what comes next for Charles?
29 min