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Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

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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27:04

02.15 - The Root and Branch Reforms

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2021/02/07

Now that the champions of Personal Rule have been dealt with, Parliament takes aim at the mechanisms which kept the Eleven Years Tyranny in force. Star Chamber and High Commission are on the chopping block, and the bishops themselves are at risk. Check out the podcast website: https://www.paxbritannica.info Check out Pax Britannica Merch! https://teespring.com/stores/pax-britannica Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodBritannica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BritannicaPax Patreon:

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40:32

02.14 - A Wolf by the Ears

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2021/01/24

Thomas Wentworth faces his trial for treason. Listen to Revolution 1: https://pod.link/1547107431 Listen to Historical Blindness: https://pod.link/1163575703 Check out the podcast website: https://www.paxbritannica.info Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodBritannica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BritannicaPax Patreon: https://Patreon.com/PaxBritannica Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8E2QUGEYZPBHL For this episode, I found the following publications particularly

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66:05

Bonus - The East India Company with Dr David Veevers

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2021/01/14

Follow Dr Veevers on Twitter Buy The Origins of the British Empire in Asia HERE Check out the podcast website: https://www.paxbritannica.info Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodBritannica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BritannicaPax Patreon: https://Patreon.com/PaxBritannica Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=o8YvWF6xKTcsS1U7xAzp2EqmYBGR5vQJwvIwI4VqZk4jXzM7iczctH2l9Yo9u0RcApBuid5Ojv9Qsemh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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27:35

02.13 - ‘The Root of All Our Calamities’

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2021/01/12

After the disaster of the Second Bishops' War, the English Parliament gathers once again. Prisoners are released, and new ones take their place - Archbishop William Laud, and Thomas Wentworth, the Earl of Strafford. Listen to Pontifacts: https://pod.link/1387540364 Listen to the Explorer's Podcast: https://pod.link/1161063301 Check out the podcast website: https://www.paxbritannica.info Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodBritannica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BritannicaPax Patreon:

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61:29

Bonus - Cromwell's Protectorate with Paul Lay

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2021/01/07

Buy Providence Lost HERE Attend the Western Design talk on 13/01/2021 HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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02.12 - The Second Bishops' War

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2021/01/03

The fragile peace finally breaks, and Alexander Leslie leads the Army of the Covenant into England. The Scots go out of their way to avoid violence against the English population, determined to keep their southern neighbours on their side. Charles' ill-prepared army musters to stop them. Listen to 10 American Presidents: https://pod.link/958858173 Listen to the History of the Netherlands: https://pod.link/1455131158 Check out the podcast website: https://www.paxbritannica.info Facebook:

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47:18

Bonus - Sir Thomas Fairfax by CavalierCast

Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire ·

2020/12/27

In this episode, CavalierCast host Mark Turnbull speaks to 3 expert guests about the overshadowed Sir Thomas Fairfax, General of Parliament's New Model Army. Professor Andrew Hopper, Colonel Nick Lipscombe and MJ Logue discuss why he isn't better remembered, along with: Fairfax's family, military experience and the events he shaped. Reasons behind his appointment as General of the New Model Army. How instrumental he was in Parliament's ultimate victory. His 300 poems and poetic side. To find

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40:32

Bonus - The Ancient Britons by the Early Stuart...

Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire ·

2020/12/20

A guest episode from the Early Stuart England Podcast! The King's Welsh subjects rally to his cause, turning the western borderlands into one of the key strategic theatres of the war. Listen to the show here: https://pod.link/1405626360 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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30:41

02.11 - Hearts and Minds

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2020/11/04

With the Short Parliament dissolved, Charles raises a new army as best he can without English taxation. But across the kingdom, resentment and unrest spreads, and unpopular officers and Laudian churches face the consequences. Fanning the flames were an endless stream of Covenanter propaganda, circulated along Puritan networks and plastered across towns and cities, while the Royalists mount their own campaign for public opinion. Listen to Human Circus HERE: https://pod.link/1194921513 Check out the

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60:34

Bonus - The Philosophy of Empire

Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire ·

2020/10/18

To understand the past, sometimes we need to examine our values and subject them to philosophical analysis. The British Empire was a complex, varied entity that stretched across the world and changed over the centuries. How do we understand the mindset of those people in the C19th who created it, or lived in it? This episode is designed to get you thinking and analysing big questions and unpleasant moral problems. Ultimately the answers will be down to your judgements. Be warned some material is

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34:06

02.10 - The Trouble With Peace

Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire ·

2020/10/11

After the Peace of Berwick, parliaments meet in England and Ireland. The Irish Parliament goes off without a hitch. The English... not so much. Listen to Agoraphobia here: https://pod.link/1068901505 Check out the podcast website Check out Pax Britannica Merch! Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | Donate For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful: Adams, Goodare, Scotland in the Age of Two Revolutions Russell, C The Causes of the English Civil War Kishlansky, M,

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02.09 - The Calm Before the Storm

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2020/10/04

After signing a treaty with the king, the Covenanters find it wasn't worth the paper it was written on. The General Assembly meets once more, but the Parliament of Scotland is held up in procedure for weeks, before being prorogued. Aware of the danger of foreign intervention, the Covenanters continue their diplomatic offensive with fantastic results. Listen to Agoraphobia here: https://pod.link/1068901505 Check out the podcast website Check out Pax Britannica Merch! Facebook | Twitter | Patreon |

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42:04

Bonus - The Sinking of the Arandora Star

Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire ·

2020/09/27

This was the talk I gave at this year's Intelligent Speech conference. I follow three interned 'enemy aliens' during the Second World War, as the British Government arrested them. Their eventual fates were very different, but first they would all have to pass through the crucible of the Arandora Star. Check out the podcast website Check out Pax Britannica Merch! Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | Donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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47:55

Bonus - Plague, War and Hellfire with Rebecca Rideal

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2020/09/20

After reading and loving 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire I asked historian, author, producer and podcaster Rebecca Rideal on to talk about it. Buy the book HERE. Register for the Regicide event HERE Listen to Killing Time with Rebecca Rideal HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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02.08 - The First Bishops' War

Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire ·

2020/09/13

King and Covenanter call up their forces and prepare for war. Alexander Leslie returns to Scotland. We look at how the armies are armed and trained, and how Scotland's famous castles held up in the era of gunpowder. Check out the podcast website Check out Pax Britannica Merch! Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | Donate For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful: Adams, Goodare, Scotland in the Age of Two Revolutions Russell, C The Causes of the English Civil

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02.07 - ‘No Matter What Master We Serve’

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2020/09/06

Veterans of the Thirty Years War were invaluable in the early Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and this episode looks at why. Why did so many Scots sign up to fight on the continent? Gold? Glory? Escaping a debt? Because they were arrested and forced to? All of the above. Check out the podcast website Check out Pax Britannica Merch! Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | Donate For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful: Keynon, Ohlmeyer, The Civil Wars MacKenzie, Kirsteen, The

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66:03

Bonus - The Pre-History of Maryland

Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire ·

2020/08/30

Jared Books from A History of Maryland covers the winding background of the colony Listen to A History of Maryland : https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jared-books/a-history-of-maryland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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36:23

Bonus - For God or the Devil with Zachary Twamley

Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire ·

2020/08/23

I talk with When Diplomacy Fails' Zack Twamley about his new book, For God or the Devil: A History of the Thirty Years War. We chat about how the conflict is remembered, and what he's learnt after returning to the topic after seven years. Buy the book HERE Listen to When Diplomacy Fails HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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02.06 - A Crisis by Monthly Instalments

Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire ·

2020/08/16

A new prayer book sparks riots in July, more riots in August, a National Petition in September, a National Supplication in October, a new government in November. When things go badly wrong, they happen fast. Listen to the Research in Scottish History Podcast here: https://pod.link/1523363966 Check out the podcast website Check out Pax Britannica Merch! Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | Donate For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful: Adams, Goodare, Scotland in the

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29:24

Bonus - The National Covenant

Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire ·

2020/08/16

The confession of faith of the Kirk of Scotland, February 1638. Text courtesy of Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland: https://www.fpchurch.org.uk/about-us/important-documents/the-national-covenant-1638/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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