
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

Sep 15, 2021 • 34min
ScotRev | Church Discipline in Revolutionary Edinburgh with Dr Claire McNulty
I speak with Dr Claire McNultyDr McNulty's Twitter: @DrClaireMcNulty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 6, 2021 • 33min
02.26 - The Battle of Edgehill
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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Aug 29, 2021 • 37min
02.25 - Preparing for War
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
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Jul 27, 2021 • 36min
02.24 - Give Unto Caesar His Due
Time Travels: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000y4y9Time Travels podcast: https://pod.link/1533644817Check out the podcast websiteCheck out Pax Britannica Merch!Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | DonateFor this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed
Macinnes, Allan, The British Revolution, 1629-1660
Harris, T. Rebellion
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Diane Purkiss, The English Civil War
Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51
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Jul 11, 2021 • 42min
02.23 - Nolumus Leges Angliae Mutari
Pax Britannica English Civil War survery: https://forms.gle/UbWqAp8CjQDcTrbC8The Nineteen Propositions and Charles' Answer: https://oll.libertyfund.org/page/1642-propositions-made-by-parliament-and-charles-i-s-answerCheck out the podcast websiteCheck out Pax Britannica Merch!Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | DonateFor this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed
Macinnes, Allan, The British Revolution, 1629-1660
Harris, T. Rebellion
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Diane Purkiss, The English Civil War
Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51
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Jun 20, 2021 • 35min
02.22 - Neither Eyes to See nor Tongue to Speak
Check out the podcast websiteCheck out Pax Britannica Merch!Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | DonateListen to Wittenberg to Westphalia: https://pod.link/1035044409For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed
Macinnes, Allan, The British Revolution, 1629-1660
Harris, T. Rebellion
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Diane Purkiss, The English Civil War
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Jun 6, 2021 • 32min
02.21 - The Grand Remonstrance
Check out the podcast websiteCheck out Pax Britannica Merch!Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | DonateFor this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed
Macinnes, Allan, The British Revolution, 1629-1660
Harris, T. Rebellion
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Diane Purkiss, The English Civil War
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May 18, 2021 • 26min
02.20 - Bloody News
Check out the podcast websiteCheck out Pax Britannica Merch!Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | DonateFor this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed
Macinnes, Allan, The British Revolution, 1629-1660
Harris, T. Rebellion
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
Tim Harris, Rebellion
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
Diane Purkiss, The English Civil War
Joseph Cope, ‘The Irish Rising’, in Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
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May 9, 2021 • 33min
02.19 - The Irish Rebellion
Check out the podcast websiteCheck out Pax Britannica Merch!Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | DonateThe 1641 Depositions: https://1641.tcd.ie/For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed
Macinnes, Allan, The British Revolution, 1629-1660
Harris, T. Rebellion
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
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
Diane Purkiss, The English Civil War
Joseph Cope, ‘The Irish Rising’, in Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
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Apr 15, 2021 • 45min
ScotRev | Maintaining the Covenanter Regime in Civil War Scotland with Dr Alan MacDonald
I speak with Dr Alan MacDonald, Senior Lecturer in History at the University of DundeeDr MacDonald's Twitter: @estaitis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices