Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

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  • 02.29 - 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
    • Bonus - Historical Fiction with Zack Twamley

      https://books2read.com/matchlockbook1

      Listen to When Diplomacy Fails HERE

      http://www.wdfpodcast.com/matchlock




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      38 min
    • 02.28 - The Irish Confederacy

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

      • 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
      • 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
      • Joseph Cope, ‘The Irish Rising’, in Michael J. Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
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        28 min
      • 02.27 - The March on London

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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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          24 min
        • 02.26 - The Battle of Edgehill

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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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            32 min
          • 02.25 - Preparing 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
            • 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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              35 min
            • 02.24 - Give Unto Caesar His Due

              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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                35 min
              • 02.23 - Nolumus Leges Angliae Mutari

                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

                Check out the podcast website

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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
                • Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

                  41 min
                • 02.22 - Neither Eyes to See nor Tongue to Speak

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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
                  • Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

                    33 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…

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