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Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire podcast

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Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

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  Samuel Hume  

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'?

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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#227

04.06 - The Great Fire of London

From a bakery on Pudding Lane, a fire destroys most of the City of London. ---Rebecca Ride... more

24 Nov 2025

42 MINS

42:20

24 Nov 2025

#226

04.05 - The Great Plague of London

The Bubonic Plague, Yersinia Pestis, arrives in London at the end of 1664. By the end of 1... more

10 Nov 2025

31 MINS

31:58

10 Nov 2025

#225

04.04 - The Royal Navy Reborn

The Second Anglo-Dutch War begins, and we take a closer look at the Royal Navy of the Rest... more

20 Oct 2025

31 MINS

31:59

20 Oct 2025

#224

The Stuarts, the Scottish Restoration, and Devil-Land with Professor Clare Jackson

[The Mirror of Great Britain: A Life of James VI&I] (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/45391... more

13 Oct 2025

50 MINS

50:17

13 Oct 2025

#223

04.03 - The First Scramble for Africa

New trade policies annoy the Dutch, and new English companies attempt to force their way i... more

06 Oct 2025

34 MINS

34:45

06 Oct 2025

#222

04.02 - The Seven Islands of Bombay

Charles II marries Catherine of Braganza, and the Portuguese Princess brings her new husba... more

29 Sep 2025

26 MINS

26:26

29 Sep 2025

#221

04.01 - The Return of the King

Charles II Stuart returns to London, and the Restoration tries to turn the clock back in E... more

08 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:08

08 Sep 2025

#220

Introducing Pax Britannica Season 4 - The Restoration

Find [Pax Britannica ] (https://www.langnessmedia.com/pax-britannica-1) everywhere you fin... more

08 Sep 2025

01 MINS

01:40

08 Sep 2025

#219

03.48 - With Thunderous Applause

George Monck arrives in London and restores the Long Parliament. Charles Stuart moves to B... more

01 Sep 2025

36 MINS

36:25

01 Sep 2025

#218

03.47 - Paradise Lost

The Army brings back the Rump Parliament, but they quickly regret that decision. In Scotla... more

25 Aug 2025

40 MINS

40:29

25 Aug 2025

#217

03.46 - The Fall of the House of Cromwell

With the death of Oliver Cromwell, his eldest son Richard becomes Lord Protector. Can he b... more

18 Aug 2025

28 MINS

28:26

18 Aug 2025

#216

03.45 - Jericho

"I will not seek to set up that which Providence hath destroyed, and laid in the dust, and... more

11 Aug 2025

33 MINS

33:38

11 Aug 2025

#215

03.44 - King Oliver the First?

[Check out the University of Aberdeen Online Courses: http://on.abdn.ac.uk/online-history-... more

05 Aug 2025

32 MINS

32:03

05 Aug 2025

#214

03.43 - Between Darkness and Light

[Check out the University of Aberdeen Online Courses: http://on.abdn.ac.uk/online-history-... more

15 Jul 2025

29 MINS

29:28

15 Jul 2025

#213

03.42 - The Rule of the Major Generals

After rebellion and disappointment, Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell fears he has lost God's... more

23 Jun 2025

33 MINS

33:32

23 Jun 2025

#212

Shattered Lands with Sam Dalrymple

As recently as 1928, a vast swathe of Asia – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, Bh... more

16 Jun 2025

47 MINS

47:55

16 Jun 2025

#211

03.41 - Cromwell's Spies

Oliver Cromwell's friend and Secretary of State John Thurloe was also one of the most effe... more

11 Jun 2025

42 MINS

42:11

11 Jun 2025

#210

03.40 - The Protestant Crusade

The army of the Western Design invades Jamaica, and marches unopposed into the capital. Bu... more

12 May 2025

35 MINS

35:01

12 May 2025

#209

03.39 - Francis Drake's Ghost

The fleet of the Western Design arrives off the coast of Hispaniola, and Oliver Cromwell's... more

21 Apr 2025

38 MINS

38:40

21 Apr 2025

#208

03.38 - "The Very Scum of Scums"

Lord Protector Cromwell dispatches a huge fleet of warships to the Caribben to conquer the... more

27 Jan 2025

28 MINS

28:32

27 Jan 2025

#207

Preview of Winds of Change - Hostile Takeover

The first half of Episode 2 - Hostile Takeover. Listen to the full episode here: [https://... more

09 Dec 2024

33 MINS

33:10

09 Dec 2024

#206

Republic: Britain’s Revolutionary Decade with Prof. Alice Hunt

Professor Alice Hunt was kind enough to come on the podcast to talk about her new book, [R... more

25 Nov 2024

38 MINS

38:47

25 Nov 2024

#205

03.37 - The Western Design

With the Commonwealth quiet, Cromwell takes his conquests global. With as much secrecy as ... more

18 Nov 2024

24 MINS

24:16

18 Nov 2024

#204

03.36 - The Alliance to Restore the Republic

The First Protectorate Parliament meets... and immediately starts tearing up the constitut... more

24 Sep 2024

27 MINS

27:22

24 Sep 2024

#203

03.35 - Glencairn's Falling

George Monck arrives in Scotland, and burns the Royalists out. Join the [Mailing List] (ht... more

09 Sep 2024

39 MINS

39:28

09 Sep 2024

#202

03.34 - Glencairn's Rising

Royalist rebellion erupts in the Scottish Highlands. Join the [Mailing List] (https://form... more

26 Aug 2024

28 MINS

28:36

26 Aug 2024

#201

English Revolution Q&A with David Crowther Part 2

I answer YOUR questions with David Crowther of the History of England Podcast! Listen to t... more

11 Aug 2024

55 MINS

55:36

11 Aug 2024