
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'?
Latest episodes

Dec 20, 2021 • 31min
02.33 - War Without An Enemy
Check out the podcast websiteCheck out Pax Britannica Merch!Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | DonateFor this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Kenyon, J. and Ohlmeyer, J., The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1638-1660.
Harris, T. Rebellion
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
Cowan, E. J., Montrose: For Covenant and King.
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Dec 13, 2021 • 27min
02.32 - All's Fairfax in Love and War
Check out the podcast websiteVote for The Two Musketeers to be iHeart Radio's Next Great Podcast. The pilot episode can be heard through this link.Check out Pax Britannica Merch!Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | DonateFor this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Kenyon, J. and Ohlmeyer, J., The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1638-1660.
Harris, T. Rebellion
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
Cowan, E. J., Montrose: For Covenant and King.
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Dec 6, 2021 • 1h 3min
ScotRev | The Covenanters in Restoration Scotland with Dr Allan Kennedy
Dr Kennedy's Staff PageDr Kennedy's TwitterHistory ScotlandScottish Privy Council Project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 29, 2021 • 27min
02.31 - Tower Defence
Check out the podcast websiteCheck out The History of ByzantiumCheck out Pax Britannica Merch!Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | DonateFor this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Kenyon, J. and Ohlmeyer, J., The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1638-1660.
Harris, T. Rebellion
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
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Nov 22, 2021 • 28min
02.30 - 'We Saluted with Bullets'
Check out the podcast websiteCheck out Pax Britannica Merch!Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | DonateFor this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Kenyon, J. and Ohlmeyer, J., The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1638-1660.
Harris, T. Rebellion
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
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Nov 8, 2021 • 46min
ScotRev | Gothic Revivalism and Covenanted Confederalism with Prof Allan MacInnes
I speak with Allan MacInnes, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Strathclyde Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 1, 2021 • 30min
02.29 - The O'Neill Family Business
Owen Roe O'Neill returns to Ireland to fight for God, Fatherland, and King.Well, maybe not that last one...Check out the podcast websiteCheck out Pax Britannica Merch!Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | DonateFor this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Jane Ohlmeyer, Micheál Ó Siochrú, Ireland, 1641: Contexts and Reactions
John Cunningham, ‘Politics, 1641-1660’, Cambridge History of Ireland
David Edwards, ‘Political Change and Social Transformation, 1603-1641’, Cambridge History of Ireland
John Jeremiah Cronin and Padraig Lenihan, ‘Wars of Religion, 1641-1691’, Cambridge History of Ireland
Joseph Cope, ‘The Irish Rising’, in Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Micheál Ó Siochrú, Atrocity, Codes of Conduct and the Irish in the British Civil Wars 1641-1653
Micheál Ó Siochrú, The Centre Cannot Hold: Ireland 1643-1649
Micheál Ó Siochrú, God’s Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland
Demetri D. Debe, The fifth earl of Clanricarde and the founding of the Confederate Catholic government, 1641-3, Irish Historical Studies
Philip McClory, Assessing the religious, political and personal motivations of Owen Roe O'Neill in returning to and campaigning in Ireland, 1642-49
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Oct 25, 2021 • 38min
Bonus - Historical Fiction with Zack Twamley
https://books2read.com/matchlockbook1Listen to When Diplomacy Fails HEREhttp://www.wdfpodcast.com/matchlockCheck out the podcast websiteCheck out Pax Britannica Merch!Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | Donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 4, 2021 • 29min
02.28 - The Irish Confederacy
Check out the podcast websiteCheck out Pax Britannica Merch!Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | DonateFor this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
M. Perceval-Maxwell, The Outbreak of the Irish Rebellion Of 1641
Jane Ohlmeyer, Micheál Ó Siochrú, Ireland, 1641: Contexts and Reactions
Micheál Ó Siochrú, God’s Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland
Mark Kishlansky, A Monarchy Transformed
John Cunningham, ‘Politics, 1641-1660’, Cambridge History of Ireland
David Edwards, ‘Political Change and Social Transformation, 1603-1641’, Cambridge History of Ireland
John Jeremiah Cronin and Padraig Lenihan, ‘Wars of Religion, 1641-1691’, Cambridge History of Ireland
Joseph Cope, ‘The Irish Rising’, in Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
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Sep 27, 2021 • 25min
02.27 - The March on London
Check out the podcast websiteCheck out Pax Britannica Merch!Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | DonateFor this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Kenyon, J. and Ohlmeyer, J., The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1638-1660.
Harris, T. Rebellion
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
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