Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

By Samuel HumeSociety & Culture Education History

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Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire episodes

January 18, 202202.35 - The Solemn League and Covenant
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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 Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Michael Braddick, God's Fury, England's Fire
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
David Como, Radical Parliamentarians and the English Civil War
Conrad Russell, The Fall of the British Monarchies 1637-1642
Blair Worden, The English Civil Wars 1640-1660

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28 min
January 09, 202202.34 - The Cessation of Arms
Armies clash at Newbury, and the king signs a truce with the Irish Confederacy
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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
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
Joseph Cope, ‘The Irish Rising’, in Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution

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26 min
January 02, 2022 ScotRev | Was there a Scottish Revolution?
It's often overshadowed by the English Revolution, but the Scottish Covenanters achieved their own revolution between 1637 and 1644. Or did they?
Thank you to all those who agreed to be interviewed for the series!
Dr Andrew Lind
Dr Chris Langley
Dr Karie Schultz
Dr Mikki Brock
Dr Kirsteen MacKenzie
Professor Julian Goodare
Dr Louise Yeoman
Dr Sharon Adams
Professor Laura Stewart
Dr Alan MacDonald
Dr Claire McNulty
Professor Allan MacInnes
Dr Allan Kennedy

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38 min
December 20, 202102.33 - War Without An Enemy
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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
Cowan, E. J., Montrose: For Covenant and King.

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30 min
December 13, 202102.32 - All's Fairfax in Love and War
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Vote for The Two Musketeers to be iHeart Radio's Next Great Podcast. The pilot episode can be heard through this link.
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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
Cowan, E. J., Montrose: For Covenant and King.

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27 min
December 06, 2021 ScotRev | The Covenanters in Restoration Scotland with Dr Allan Kennedy
Dr Kennedy's Staff Page
Dr Kennedy's Twitter
History Scotland
Scottish Privy Council Project

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1 hr 2 min
November 29, 202102.31 - Tower Defence
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Check out The History of Byzantium
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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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27 min
November 22, 202102.30 - 'We Saluted with Bullets'
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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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27 min
November 08, 2021 ScotRev | Gothic Revivalism and Covenanted Confederalism with Prof Allan MacInnes
I speak with Allan MacInnes, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Strathclyde

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46 min
November 01, 202102.29 - The O'Neill Family Business
Owen Roe O'Neill returns to Ireland to fight for God, Fatherland, and King.

Well, maybe not that last one...

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For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:
Jane Ohlmeyer, Micheál Ó Siochrú, Ireland, 1641: Contexts and Reactions
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
Joseph Cope, ‘The Irish Rising’, in Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Micheál Ó Siochrú, Atrocity, Codes of Conduct and the Irish in the British Civil Wars 1641-1653
Micheál Ó Siochrú, The Centre Cannot Hold: Ireland 1643-1649
Micheál Ó Siochrú, God’s Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland
Demetri D. Debe, The fifth earl of Clanricarde and the founding of the Confederate Catholic government, 1641-3, Irish Historical Studies
Philip McClory, Assessing the religious, political and personal motivations of Owen Roe O'Neill in returning to and campaigning in Ireland, 1642-49

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29 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 2023 Independent Podcast Awards, Pax Britannica follows the events which created an…