Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

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02.68 - The War of the Engagement Jun 26, 2023

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After two months delay, the Duke of Hamilton finally leads his ragtag army across the border into England. Almost all his English allies have been defeated, and all King Charles' hopes rest with him. Oliver Cromwell and John Lambert are determined to crush those hopes.

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For 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
Healey, J. The Blazing World.
MacInnes, A., The British Revolution, 1629-60.
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, 'War and Politics in England and Wales, 1642-1646', in Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, God's Fury, England's Fire
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
Blair Worden, The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660
Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652
Antonia Fraser, Cromwell: Our Chief of Men
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed
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
Stuart Reid, Crown, Covenant, and Cromwell: The Civil Wars in Scotland, 1639-1651.
Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51

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Bonus - The Blazing World with Dr Jonathan Healey Jun 22, 2023

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I speak with Jonathan Healey, author of the new book 'The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England'

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02.67 - English Civil War 2 - Britannic Boogaloo Jun 19, 2023

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English rebellion ties up Cromwell and Fairfax, the Scots prepare to invade, and in Ireland the Confederacy tears itself apart.

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For 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
Healey, J. The Blazing World.
MacInnes, A., The British Revolution, 1629-60.
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, 'War and Politics in England and Wales, 1642-1646', in Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, God's Fury, England's Fire
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
Blair Worden, The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660
Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652
Antonia Fraser, Cromwell: Our Chief of Men
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed
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
Stuart Reid, Crown, Covenant, and Cromwell: The Civil Wars in Scotland, 1639-1651.
Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51

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02.66 - The Second English Civil War, Part 1 Jun 16, 2023

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Fairfax and Cromwell face down English rebellion, as the Scots and Irish prepare for war.

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For 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
Healey, J. The Blazing World.
MacInnes, A., The British Revolution, 1629-60.
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, 'War and Politics in England and Wales, 1642-1646', in Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, God's Fury, England's Fire
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
Blair Worden, The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660
Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652
Antonia Fraser, Cromwell: Our Chief of Men
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed
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
Stuart Reid, Crown, Covenant, and Cromwell: The Civil Wars in Scotland, 1639-1651.
Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51

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02.65 - A Coalition of Chaos Jun 13, 2023

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With King Charles as their rallying point, the many factions and groups who despise the New Model Army prepare to fight. The only problems are distance, timing, shared objectives, motivations, or any sense of unity of purpose. But at least they all want to see the king back on the throne... mostly.

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For 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
Healey, J. The Blazing World.
MacInnes, A., The British Revolution, 1629-60.
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, 'War and Politics in England and Wales, 1642-1646', in Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, God's Fury, England's Fire
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
Blair Worden, The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660
Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652
Antonia Fraser, Cromwell: Our Chief of Men
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed
Stewart, L. & Nugent, J., Union and Revolution: Scotland and Beyond, 1625-1745.
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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02.64 - A Deal with the Devil Jun 02, 2023

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The Scots watched as 1647 showed post-war England come to the brink of revolution, and with it all sorts of crazy ideas like 'religious toleration'. Despite the stubborness of their king, they would have to compromise.

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For 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
Healey, J. The Blazing World.
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, 'War and Politics in England and Wales, 1642-1646', in Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, God's Fury, England's Fire
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
Blair Worden, The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660
Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652
Antonia Fraser, Cromwell: Our Chief of Men
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed
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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Bonus - The Great Defiance with Dr David Veevers May 24, 2023

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I speak with Dr David Veevers, author of The Great Defiance: How the World Took on the British Empire.

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02.63 - The Putney Debates May 07, 2023

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Discipline in the New Model Army breaks down, and new political ideas become possible. Fairfax and Cromwell attempt to keep their troops in line, and radicals attempt to rebuild England's political system from the ground up.

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For 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
Healey, J. The Blazing World.
Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, 'War and Politics in England and Wales, 1642-1646', in Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, God's Fury, England's Fire
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
Blair Worden, The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660
Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652
Antonia Fraser, Cromwell: Our Chief of Men
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed

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02.62 - The Burning of Cashel Mar 13, 2023

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Parliamentary armies go on the offensive in Ireland.

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For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:

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
Patrick Little, Lord Broghill and the Cromwellian Union with Ireland and Scotland, 2004
Ó Siochrú, Micheál, (ed.) Kingdoms in Crisis: Ireland in the 1640s, 2000
Ó Siochrú, Micheál, Confederate Ireland, 1642-1649, 1999
Lenihan, Pádraig, Confederate Catholics at War, 1641-49, 2001

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02.61 - London Has Fallen Feb 26, 2023

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The New Model Army seizes the king, and begins to march on the capital.

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For 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
Michael J. Braddick, 'War and Politics in England and Wales, 1642-1646', in Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael J. Braddick, God's Fury, England's Fire
Peter Gaunt, The English Civil War: A Military History
Blair Worden, The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660
Ian Gentles, The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652
Antonia Fraser, Cromwell: Our Chief of Men
Kishlansky, M, Monarchy Transformed

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