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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 17 hours 32 minutes
episode 28: In the Name of God, Go!
Back in London, Oliver Cromwell loses patience with the Rump Parliament.
episode 24: The Battle of Kentish Knock
Have your say in the Airwave survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PAXBRITANNICA Join the Mailing List! Join the Patreon House of Lords for ad-free episodes! Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006. Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution, 2015. Barry Coward, The Cromwellian Protectorate, 2002. Nicholas Rodger, The Command of the Ocean: a Naval History of Britain, Volume 2, 1649-1815, 2004. Ian Roy, 'Prince Rupert', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography...
The History of the Mughal Empire - The Throneless Times
The raid of Timur the Great on Delhi, and the early life of his famous descendant.
episode 23: The Sovereign of the Seas
English warships hunt their Dutch enemies in the Channel and the North Sea.
Cromwell and Ireland with Prof. Micheál Ó Siochrú
I speak with Micheál Ó Siochrú, Professor in Modern History at Trinity College Dublin
episode 21: Going Dutch
With relations between the Dutch and the English fraying, the two naval powers veer towards war.