Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

03.27 - Masters of the Seas

The English defeat the Dutch, and Tromp faces his last battle. Have your say in the Airwave survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PAXBRITANNICA Join the Mailing List! Join the Patreon House of Lords ...

29 Huhti 202430min

03.26 - The Mountain of Iron

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. M...

22 Huhti 202434min

03.25 - Evil as well as Good

After the Battle of Kentish Knock, the English navy is over confident. At the Battle of Dungeness, the Dutch hit back, led by the resurgent Admiral Tromp. Have your say in the Airwave survey! https://...

15 Huhti 202426min

03.24 - The Battle of Kentish Knock

8 Huhti 202430min

The History of the Mughal Empire - The Throneless Times

In this first episode of this bonus series, we hear about Timur's devastating raid of northern India, and then follow his descendant Babur through his adventurous early years. For this episode, I fou...

1 Huhti 202425min

03.23 - The Sovereign of the Seas

25 Maalis 202426min

03.22 - A Mountain of Gold

Two of the greatest naval commanders of the 17th century - Robert Blake and Maarten Tromp - face off in the English Channel. After months of growing hostilities, a refusal to salute English ships is e...

18 Maalis 202429min

Cromwell and Ireland with Prof. Micheál Ó Siochrú

I speak with Micheál Ó Siochrú, Professor in Modern History at Trinity College Dublin about the Irish Confederacy, its strengths and successes, the place of Oliver Cromwell in Irish history, and wheth...

11 Maalis 202424min