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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04.14 - All's Fair in Love and Law
Rhode Island, lawsuits, and fraud - oh my!
33 min
2
04.13 - From Death and Darkness
Preaching to the Indians
30 min
3
4-12 - Love Thy Neighbour
32 min
4
Bonus - The Company in India with Professor Phi...
How corporations built the British Empire
53 min
5
04.11 - New Starts in New England
New England faces smallpox, failed harvests, and religious dissenters.
21 min
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04.10 - The Cabal
Clarendon falls, and the CABAL takes his place
30 min
7
04.09 - The Raid on the Medway
Bankruptcy forces the Royal Navy into port. I'm sure it'll be safe.
32 min
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04.08 - The Four Days' Battle
The Royal Navy and the Dutch fleet square off.
41 min
9
04.07 - A City of Ash
After the Great Fire of London, rises from the ashes.
32 min
10
Slavery throughout History with Patrick Wyman
50 min
11
04.06 - The Great Fire of London
The City of London is destroyed by fire.
38 min
12
04.05 - The Great Plague of London
The Black Death returns to London, in the last great plague epidemic in England.
29 min
13
04.04 - The Royal Navy Reborn
The Royal Navy goes to war, but who will command it?
29 min
14
The Stuarts, the Scottish Restoration, and Devi...
48 min
15
04.03 - The First Scramble for Africa
Restoration England looks for gold and slaves.
32 min
16
04.02 - The Seven Islands of Bombay
Bombay and Tangier become part of the English Empire
23 min
17
04.01 - The Return of the King
The Stuart Restoration winds back the clock.
35 min
18
Introducing Pax Britannica Season 4 - The Resto...
1 min
19
03.48 - With Thunderous Applause
33 min
20
03.47 - Paradise Lost
The Rump is back... but for how long?
37 min
21
03.46 - The Fall of the House of Cromwell
Richard Cromwell succeeds his father. He does not last long.
25 min
22
03.45 - Jericho
"I will not seek to set up that which Providence hath destroyed, and laid in the dust, and I would not build Jericho again."
31 min
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03.44 - King Oliver the First?
Oliver Cromwell is offered a crown... but will he take it?
29 min
24
03.43 - Between Darkness and Light
The Second Protectorate Parliament sits. Someone tries to blow up Cromwell.
26 min
25
03.42 - The Rule of the Major Generals
England falls under military rule, as all fun is made illegal.
31 min