
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

Feb 18, 2021 • 50min
ScotRev | The Kirk, the Covenanters, and the Revolution with Dr Chris Langley
The National Covenant in Scotland, 1638-1689 - Use code BB870 for a %40 discountMapping the Scottish ReformationDr Langley's PublicationsCheck out the podcast websiteCheck out Pax Britannica Merch!Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | Donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 11, 2021 • 40min
ScotRev | Scottish Royalism during the British Civil Wars with Dr Andrew Lind
The National Covenant in Scotland, 1638-1689 - Use code BB870 for a %40 discountBattle in the Burgh: Glasgow during the British Civil Wars, c.1638-1651Follow Dr Lind on TwitterCheck out the podcast websiteCheck out Pax Britannica Merch!Facebook | Twitter | Patreon | Donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 11, 2021 • 7min
ScotRev | Introducing the Scottish Revolution Interview Series
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Feb 7, 2021 • 27min
02.15 - The Root and Branch Reforms
Now that the champions of Personal Rule have been dealt with, Parliament takes aim at the mechanisms which kept the Eleven Years Tyranny in force. Star Chamber and High Commission are on the chopping block, and the bishops themselves are at risk.Check out the podcast website: https://www.paxbritannica.infoCheck out Pax Britannica Merch! https://teespring.com/stores/pax-britannicaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodBritannica/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BritannicaPaxPatreon: https://Patreon.com/PaxBritannicaDonate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8E2QUGEYZPBHLFor this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Russell, C The Causes of the English Civil War
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed
Macinnes, Allan, The British Revolution, 1629-1660
Harris, T. Rebellion
Keynon, Ohlmeyer, The Civil Wars
Smith, David, The Stuart Parliaments, 1603-1689
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Jan 24, 2021 • 41min
02.14 - A Wolf by the Ears
Thomas Wentworth faces his trial for treason.Listen to Revolution 1: https://pod.link/1547107431Listen to Historical Blindness: https://pod.link/1163575703Check out the podcast website: https://www.paxbritannica.infoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodBritannica/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BritannicaPaxPatreon: https://Patreon.com/PaxBritannicaDonate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8E2QUGEYZPBHLFor this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Russell, C The Causes of the English Civil War
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed
Macinnes, Allan, The British Revolution, 1629-1660
Harris, T. Rebellion
Keynon, Ohlmeyer, The Civil Wars
Smith, David, The Stuart Parliaments, 1603-1689
Learner, Craig S., 'Impeachment, Attainder, and a true Constitutional Crisis: Lessons from the Strafford Trial', The University of Chicago Law Review
The Earl of Strafford's Final Speeches: https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=Ie87AQAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PP1
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Jan 14, 2021 • 1h 6min
Bonus - The East India Company with Dr David Veevers
Follow Dr Veevers on TwitterBuy The Origins of the British Empire in Asia HERECheck out the podcast website: https://www.paxbritannica.infoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodBritannica/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BritannicaPaxPatreon: https://Patreon.com/PaxBritannicaDonate: https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=o8YvWF6xKTcsS1U7xAzp2EqmYBGR5vQJwvIwI4VqZk4jXzM7iczctH2l9Yo9u0RcApBuid5Ojv9Qsemh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 12, 2021 • 28min
02.13 - ‘The Root of All Our Calamities’
After the disaster of the Second Bishops' War, the English Parliament gathers once again. Prisoners are released, and new ones take their place - Archbishop William Laud, and Thomas Wentworth, the Earl of Strafford.Listen to Pontifacts: https://pod.link/1387540364Listen to the Explorer's Podcast: https://pod.link/1161063301Check out the podcast website: https://www.paxbritannica.infoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodBritannica/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BritannicaPaxPatreon: https://Patreon.com/PaxBritannicaDonate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8E2QUGEYZPBHLFor this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Russell, C The Causes of the English Civil War
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed
Macinnes, Allan, The British Revolution, 1629-1660
Harris, T. Rebellion
Keynon, Ohlmeyer, The Civil Wars
Smith, David, The Stuart Parliaments, 1603-1689
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Jan 7, 2021 • 1h 1min
Bonus - Cromwell's Protectorate with Paul Lay
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Jan 3, 2021 • 31min
02.12 - The Second Bishops' War
The fragile peace finally breaks, and Alexander Leslie leads the Army of the Covenant into England. The Scots go out of their way to avoid violence against the English population, determined to keep their southern neighbours on their side. Charles' ill-prepared army musters to stop them.Listen to 10 American Presidents: https://pod.link/958858173Listen to the History of the Netherlands: https://pod.link/1455131158Check out the podcast website: https://www.paxbritannica.infoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodBritannica/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BritannicaPaxPatreon: https://Patreon.com/PaxBritannicaDonate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8E2QUGEYZPBHLFor this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Adams, Goodare, Scotland in the Age of Two Revolutions
Russell, C The Causes of the English Civil War
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed
Macinnes, Allan, The British Revolution, 1629-1660
Harris, T. Rebellion
Keynon, Ohlmeyer, The Civil Wars
James Miller, ‘The Scottish mercenary as a migrant labourer in Europe, 1550-1650’, in Erik-Jan Zürcher (ed), Fighting for a Living Book Subtitle: A Comparative Study of Military Labour 1500-2000
Smith, David, The Stuart Parliaments, 1603-1689
Alexia Grosjean, Steve Murdoch, Alexander Leslie and the Scottish generals of the Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648
Steve Murdoch (ed), Scotland and the Thirty Years' War
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Dec 27, 2020 • 47min
Bonus - Sir Thomas Fairfax by CavalierCast
In this episode, CavalierCast host Mark Turnbull speaks to 3 expert guests about the overshadowed Sir Thomas Fairfax, General of Parliament's New Model Army. Professor Andrew Hopper, Colonel Nick Lipscombe and MJ Logue discuss why he isn't better remembered, along with:
Fairfax's family, military experience and the events he shaped.
Reasons behind his appointment as General of the New Model Army.
How instrumental he was in Parliament's ultimate victory.
His 300 poems and poetic side.
To find out more about the civil war, you can read various articles relating to it on my blog: http://www.allegianceofblood.comPlease do subscribe to CavalierCast! You can keep on touch with the host on Twitter (@1642author) and Facebook (www.Facebook.com/markturnbullauthor). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices