Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

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Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empireinactive

Publisher |: Samuel Hume

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Great Britain,; History

Categories Via RSS |: Education,; History,; Society & Culture

Pax Britannica is a narrative history podcast covering the empire upon which the sun never set. Beginning with the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England, Pax Britannica will follow the people and events that created an empire that dominated the globe.

Hosted by a PhD candidate in British Imperial history, and based on extensive scholarship and primary sources, along with interviews with experts in their field, Pax Britannica aims to explain the rise and eventual fall of the largest empire in history. After all, how peaceful was the 'British Peace'?

People |: Samuel Hume (@samuelhume10)
Country Of Origin |: United Kingdom
Produced In |: Scotland
Premiere Date |: 2019-02-07
Related Hashtags |: #history,; #OnThisDay,; #otd,; #OTD,; #twitterstorians
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: No

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147 Available Episodes (147 Total) / Average duration: 00:36:07

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147 Available Episodes (147 Total)Average duration: 00:36:07

Mar 13, 2023

00:27:38

Parliamentary armies go on the offensive in Ireland.

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For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:

John Cunningham, ‘Politics, 1641-1660’, Cambridge History of Ireland
David Edwards, ‘Political Change and Social Transformation, 1603-1641’, Cambridge History of Ireland
John Jeremiah Cronin and Padraig Lenihan, ‘Wars of Religion, 1641-1691’, Cambridge History of Ireland
Patrick Little, Lord Broghill and the Cromwellian Union with Ireland and Scotland, 2004
Ó Siochrú, Micheál, (ed.) Kingdoms in Crisis: Ireland in the 1640s, 2000
Ó Siochrú, Micheál, Confederate Ireland, 1642-1649, 1999
Lenihan, Pádraig, Confederate Catholics at War, 1641-49, 2001

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Feb 26, 2023

00:34:30

The New Model Army seizes the king, and begins to march on the capital.

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For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:

Kenyon, J. and Ohlmeyer, J., The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1638-1660.
Harris, T. Rebellion
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, 'War and Politics in England and Wales, 1642-1646', in Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, God's Fury, England's Fire
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
Blair Worden, The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660
Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652
Antonia Fraser, Cromwell: Our Chief of Men
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed

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Jan 25, 2023

00:32:15

Denzil Holles, now the leading Presbyterian in the English Parliament, has a cunning plan for dealing with Charles I. But he needs the New Model Army to just go away. But the army has other ideas.

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For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:

Kaplan, Lawrence, 'Charles I's Flight to the Scots', Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies
Kenyon, J. and Ohlmeyer, J., The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1638-1660.
Harris, T. Rebellion
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, 'War and Politics in England and Wales, 1642-1646', in Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, God's Fury, England's Fire
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
Blair Worden, The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660
Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652
Antonia Fraser, Cromwell: Our Chief of Men
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed

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Dec 23, 2022

00:17:55

By virtue of him becoming the face of English Puritanism, warts and all, Cromwell tends to get blamed for the ban on Christmas during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the Commonwealth. There are plenty of potted histories, especially online, which lay the blame for the ban solely at Cromwell’s feet. But this isn't true.

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Dec 05, 2022

00:30:36

Charles is a captive of the Covenanter Scots, but he hasn't given up. His enemies are divided, and he is determined to conquer them. But as he will find out, the patience of his hosts is not infinite.

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For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:

Kaplan, Lawrence, 'Charles I's Flight to the Scots', Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies
Kenyon, J. and Ohlmeyer, J., The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1638-1660.
Harris, T. Rebellion
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, 'War and Politics in England and Wales, 1642-1646', in Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, God's Fury, England's Fire
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
Blair Worden, The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660
Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652

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Nov 17, 2022

00:28:33

The English Civil War is over, and former allies turn on each other. The entropy of victory breaks down the common bonds within Parliament, as Independents and Presbyterians squabble and fight for control of the post-war settlement. And the New Model Army watches on.

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Listen to Revolutions: Appendix 1: https://pod.link/703889772/episode/a62121c4aaadace65ebea2f0538f1fd7

For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:

Kenyon, J. and Ohlmeyer, J., The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1638-1660.
Harris, T. Rebellion
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, 'War and Politics in England and Wales, 1642-1646', in Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, God's Fury, England's Fire
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
Blair Worden, The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660
Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652

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Nov 10, 2022

00:29:29

With the king's defeat in the English Civil War, his forces in Scotland and Ireland react. In Scotland, Montrose goes into exile, Mac Colla continues raiding the Campbells, and Huntly remains useless. In Ireland, the First Ormond Peace goes public, forcing the hand of Papal Nuncio Rinuccini.

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For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:

Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
Blair Worden, The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660
Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652
John Cunningham, ‘Politics, 1641-1660’, Cambridge History of Ireland
David Edwards, ‘Political Change and Social Transformation, 1603-1641’, Cambridge History of Ireland
John Jeremiah Cronin and Padraig Lenihan, ‘Wars of Religion, 1641-1691’, Cambridge History of Ireland
Patrick Little, Lord Broghill and the Cromwellian Union with Ireland and Scotland, 2004
Ó Siochrú, Micheál, (ed.) Kingdoms in Crisis: Ireland in the 1640s, 2000
Ó Siochrú, Micheál, Confederate Ireland, 1642-1649, 1999
Lenihan, Pádraig, Confederate Catholics at War, 1641-49, 2001

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Oct 29, 2022

00:20:52

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Oct 29, 2022

00:33:02

With the English Civil War over - for now - it's time to count the cost, and take a look at post-war England.

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For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:

Jason Peacey, 'The Revolution in Print', in Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Stephen K. Roberts, 'State and Society in the English Revolution', in Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
John Walter, 'Crowds and Popular Politics in the English Revolution', in Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael Braddick, 'War and Politics in England and Wales, 1642-1646', in Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael Braddick, God's Fury, England's Fire
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
Blair Worden, The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660
Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652

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Sep 07, 2022

00:33:30

Naseby shattered the Royalist cause. Now the New Model Army just had to sweep up the pieces...

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For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:

Kenyon, J. and Ohlmeyer, J., The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1638-1660.
Harris, T. Rebellion
Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael Braddick, God's Fury, England's Fire
Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
Pert, T. (2021). Divided Loyalties: The Elector Palatine and Charles I, 1638–1649, Journal of Early Modern History, 26(4), 311-334 [https://brill.com/view/journals/jemh/26/4/article-p311_2.xml]

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Mar 13 | 00:27:38

02.62 - The Burning of Cashel

Feb 26 | 00:34:30

02.61 - London Has Fallen

Jan 25 | 00:32:15

02.60 - You and What Army?

Dec 23 | 00:17:55

Bonus - Did Oliver Cromwell Ban Christmas?

Dec 05 | 00:30:36

02.59 - A King's Ransom

Nov 17 | 00:28:33

02.58 - The Entropy of Victory

Nov 10 | 00:29:29

02.57 - Kilkenny Coup d'etat

Oct 29 | 00:20:52

Bonus - Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex and Captain-General of Parliament

Oct 29 | 00:33:02

02.56 - The Wisdom of Crowds

Sep 07 | 00:33:30

02.55 - Peace, if you can keep it

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