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 12: Laboratory of Empire
Vast tracts of land in Ulster, confiscated from Irish Earls, are planted with British settlers
episode 10: The Flight of the Earls
The king wrestles with his parliament (not literally) as Ireland faces the post-war world
episode 8: The King of Great Britain
James Stuart arrives in London and becomes King of England, Scotland, and Ireland
episode 7: Personal Unions with Sir John Elliott
I speak to Sir John Elliott, Regius Professor Emeritus of Modern History at Oxford University
episode 6: The Devil's Greatest Enemy
James VI of Scotland's early life and reign, surviving coups and rebellions aplenty
episode 5: The Great Earl's Rebellion
The Nine Years War breaks out as simmering discontent between Old Irish, Old English, and New English boils over
episode 4: The 'First Battle of the Atlantic'
England's friends become foes, and foes become friends, as religious and strategic ambitions collide
episode 3: Gold, Praise, Glory
Piracy, plunder, slave trading, and wool. England opens its naval horizons