Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

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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04.02 - The Seven Islands of Bombay

04.02 - The Seven Islands of Bombay

Charles II marries Catherine of Braganza, and the Portuguese Princess brings her new husband the city of Tangiers and the islands of Bombay. One of these will become a stronghold of the British Empire...

29 Sep 202526min

04.01 - The Return of the King

04.01 - The Return of the King

Charles II Stuart returns to London, and the Restoration tries to turn the clock back in England, Scotland, and Ireland. But a generation of civil war and revolution is not something that can be easil...

8 Sep 202538min

Introducing Pax Britannica Season 4 - The Restoration

Introducing Pax Britannica Season 4 - The Restoration

Find Pax Britannica everywhere you find your podcasts, or go to Pod.Link/Pax to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Sep 20251min

03.48 - With Thunderous Applause

03.48 - With Thunderous Applause

George Monck arrives in London and restores the Long Parliament. Charles Stuart moves to Breda. The Republic votes itself out of existence. Alice Hunt, Republic, 2024. Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cro...

1 Sep 202536min

03.47 - Paradise Lost

03.47 - Paradise Lost

The Army brings back the Rump Parliament, but they quickly regret that decision. In Scotland, George Monck prepares to march. Alice Hunt, Republic, 2024. Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006. ...

25 Aug 202540min

03.46 - The Fall of the House of Cromwell

03.46 - The Fall of the House of Cromwell

With the death of Oliver Cromwell, his eldest son Richard becomes Lord Protector. Can he balance the competing demands of the army and the republicans? Alice Hunt, Republic, 2024. Martyn Bennet...

18 Aug 202528min

03.45 - Jericho

03.45 - Jericho

"I will not seek to set up that which Providence hath destroyed, and laid in the dust, and I would not build Jericho again." Oliver Cromwell refuses to become a king, and a new constitution takes eff...

11 Aug 202533min

03.44 - King Oliver the First?

03.44 - King Oliver the First?

Check out the University of Aberdeen Online Courses: http://on.abdn.ac.uk/online-history-courses⁠ Oliver Cromwell is offered a crown... but will he take it? Alice Hunt, Republic, 2024. Marty...

5 Aug 202532min

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