Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

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**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’?

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02.27 - The March on London Sep 27, 2021

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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
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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ScotRev | Church Discipline in Revolutionary Edinburgh with Dr Claire McNulty Sep 15, 2021

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I speak with Dr Claire McNulty

Dr McNulty's Twitter: @DrClaireMcNulty

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02.26 - The Battle of Edgehill Sep 06, 2021

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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
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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02.25 - Preparing for War Aug 29, 2021

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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
Nick Lipscombe, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639-51

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02.24 - Give Unto Caesar His Due Jul 27, 2021

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Time Travels: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000y4y9

Time Travels podcast: https://pod.link/1533644817

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For 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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02.23 - Nolumus Leges Angliae Mutari Jul 11, 2021

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Pax Britannica English Civil War survery: https://forms.gle/UbWqAp8CjQDcTrbC8

The Nineteen Propositions and Charles' Answer: https://oll.libertyfund.org/page/1642-propositions-made-by-parliament-and-charles-i-s-answer

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For 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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02.22 - Neither Eyes to See nor Tongue to Speak Jun 20, 2021

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Listen to Wittenberg to Westphalia: https://pod.link/1035044409

For 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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02.21 - The Grand Remonstrance Jun 06, 2021

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For 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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02.20 - Bloody News May 18, 2021

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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
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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02.19 - The Irish Rebellion May 09, 2021

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The 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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