Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

By Samuel HumeSociety & Culture Education History

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October 19 04.19 - The Vast and Howling Wilderness
The Narragansett join the war after their town is massacred, and Philip tries to bring the Mohawk into the war on his side. Mary Rowlandson is taken prisoner, and writes a narrative of her time in captivity.

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36 min
October 05 04.18 - The Great Swamp Massacre
The Wabanaki enter the war; Praying Indians are interned on Deer Island; the United Colonies march on the Narragansett
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33 min
August 03 04.17 - The Trial of the Praying Indians
With King Philip's War going badly, Massachusetts turns on their Christian Indian subjects.

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33 min
July 30 Scottish History Tour Announcement & Survey
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2 min
July 27 04.16 - King Philip's War
The first shots of the King Philip's War, as the United Colonies of New England face off against Philip, Sachem of the Wampanoag. Will the colonies get the short, easy war they expect?

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30 min
July 23 Bonus - Astronomy and Empire at the Royal Observatory

I was kindly invited to interview the curators of Royal Observatory Greenwich to celebrate the 350th Anniversary of the first Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed, moving in. I got to explore the whole museum, and then sat down for a chat with two curators: Senior Curator Dr Louise Devoy, and Daisy Chamberlain, Curator of First Light.
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1 hr 8 min
May 18 04.15 - CSI: New England
John Sassamon is found dead, a suspected murder victim. Who killed him, why, and how did it lead to war?
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31 min
March 23 04.14 - All's Fair in Love and Law
Rhode Island gets a Royal Charter, and the rest of New England is ordered to play nicely with the Indians. Philip becomes Sachem, and Weetamoo turns the English love of lawsuits against them.
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37 min
March 16 04.13 - From Death and Darkness
How the Puritans converted the Indians, the origins of Harvard University Press, and the first bible in an American language.
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33 min
February 23 4-12 - Love Thy Neighbour
We get to grips with the history of King Philip's War, and set the stage for the conflict to come.
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35 min

About Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

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Pax Britannica is a narrative history podcast covering the empire upon which the sun never set. Shortlisted for the 2026 Scottish Podcast Awards, Pax Britannica follows the events which created an…