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A Recast of ‘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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Recastable Episodes (239)

1. 01.01 - A British Peace Feb. 7, 2019
2. 01.02 - The Emerald Isle Feb. 13, 2019
3. 01.03 - Gold, Praise, Glory Feb. 17, 2019
4. 01.04 - The 'First Battle of the Atlantic' Feb. 20, 2019
5. 01.05 - The Great Earl's Rebellion Feb. 24, 2019
6. 01.06 - The Devil's Greatest Enemy Feb. 27, 2019
7. 01.07 - Personal Unions with Sir John Elliott March 3, 2019
8. 01.08 - The King of Great Britain March 10, 2019
9. 01.09 - Gunpowder Treason and Plot March 17, 2019
10. 01.10 - The Flight of the Earls March 24, 2019
11. 01.11 - The New World March 31, 2019
12. 01.12 - Laboratory of Empire April 13, 2019
13. 01.13 - The Prince that was Promised April 20, 2019
14. 01.14 - What's it like to make a History Podcast (feat. Dead Ideas) April 28, 2019
15. 01.15 - The Trinity of Knaves May 5, 2019
16. 01.16 - The Great Contract May 12, 2019
17. 01.17 - The Sun is Gone Out May 19, 2019
18. 01.18 - The Discovery of Witchcraft May 26, 2019
19. 01.19 - Flushing it all away June 1, 2019
20. 01.20 - The East India Company June 9, 2019
21. 01.21 - Rise of the Favourites June 23, 2019
22. 01.22 - The Pilgrims and the Mayflower July 7, 2019
23. 01.23 - King in the North July 14, 2019
24. 01.24 - The Winter King July 21, 2019
25. 01.25 - The Spanish Match Aug. 4, 2019
26. 01.26 - The King is Dead Aug. 11, 2019
27. 01.27 - Long Live the King Sept. 8, 2019
28. 01.28 - The Useless Parliament Sept. 22, 2019
29. 01.29 - Impeachment! Sept. 29, 2019
30. Bonus - The Origins of Halloween Oct. 14, 2019
31. Bonus - Sound Education Experience Oct. 17, 2019
32. Bonus - The English Revolution with Mike Duncan Oct. 20, 2019
33. 01.30 - The Siege of Saint-Martin Oct. 27, 2019
34. 01.31 - The Duke of Hazard Nov. 3, 2019
35. 01.32 - The Martyr Assassin Nov. 10, 2019
36. Bonus - The Industrial Revolutions Nov. 17, 2019
37. 01.33 - Constitutional Crisis Dec. 8, 2019
38. Bonus - Buckingham and Berry Dec. 15, 2019
39. Bonus - The Life of Barnet Burns, Pākehā Māori Dec. 22, 2019
40. Bonus - New England Revisited Dec. 29, 2019
41. 01.34 - War and Peace Jan. 12, 2020
42. 01.35 - The Sword of the Magistrate Jan. 20, 2020
43. Bonus - Early Modern English Witchcraft with Professor Darren Oldridge Feb. 16, 2020
44. 01.36 - Root and Branch March 8, 2020
45. 01.37 - The Graces March 29, 2020
46. 01.38 - Personal Rule April 4, 2020
47. Bonus - The First Intersex in Colonial America April 12, 2020
48. 01.39 - City on a Hill April 19, 2020
49. 01.40 - Providence Gained May 3, 2020
50. 01.41 - Murder on the Saltwater Frontier May 24, 2020
51. 01.42 - Parabellum May 31, 2020
52. 01.43 - Mystic Massacre June 7, 2020
53. 01.44 - The Pequot Genocide June 15, 2020
54. 02.01 - Eleven Years of Tyranny? July 12, 2020
55. 02.02 - Star Chamber July 19, 2020
56. 02.03 - Graces Denied July 26, 2020
57. 02.04 - Making Ireland English Aug. 2, 2020
58. 02.05 - Homecoming Aug. 9, 2020
59. Bonus - The National Covenant Aug. 16, 2020
60. 02.06 - A Crisis by Monthly Instalments Aug. 16, 2020
61. Bonus - For God or the Devil with Zachary Twamley Aug. 23, 2020
62. Bonus - The Pre-History of Maryland Aug. 30, 2020
63. 02.07 - ‘No Matter What Master We Serve’ Sept. 6, 2020
64. 02.08 - The First Bishops' War Sept. 13, 2020
65. Bonus - Plague, War and Hellfire with Rebecca Rideal Sept. 20, 2020
66. Bonus - The Sinking of the Arandora Star Sept. 27, 2020
67. 02.09 - The Calm Before the Storm Oct. 4, 2020
68. 02.10 - The Trouble With Peace Oct. 11, 2020
69. Bonus - The Philosophy of Empire Oct. 18, 2020
70. 02.11 - Hearts and Minds Nov. 4, 2020
71. Bonus - The Ancient Britons by the Early Stuart England Podcast Dec. 20, 2020
72. Bonus - Sir Thomas Fairfax by CavalierCast Dec. 27, 2020
73. 02.12 - The Second Bishops' War Jan. 3, 2021
74. Bonus - Cromwell's Protectorate with Paul Lay Jan. 7, 2021
75. 02.13 - ‘The Root of All Our Calamities’ Jan. 12, 2021
76. Bonus - The East India Company with Dr David Veevers Jan. 14, 2021
77. 02.14 - A Wolf by the Ears Jan. 24, 2021
78. 02.15 - The Root and Branch Reforms Feb. 7, 2021
79. ScotRev | Introducing the Scottish Revolution Interview Series Feb. 11, 2021
80. ScotRev | Scottish Royalism during the British Civil Wars with Dr Andrew Lind Feb. 11, 2021
81. ScotRev | The Kirk, the Covenanters, and the Revolution with Dr Chris Langley Feb. 18, 2021
82. ScotRev | Protestantism, Revolution, and Scottish Political Thought with Dr Karie Schultz Feb. 25, 2021
83. 02.16 - The Incident Feb. 28, 2021
84. ScotRev | Covenanting Identity in the Cromwellian Occupation with Dr Mikki Brock March 4, 2021
85. ScotRev | Covenanted Interests across Three Kingdoms with Dr Kirsteen MacKenzie March 11, 2021
86. ScotRev | Defining Revolution with Prof. Julian Goodare March 18, 2021
87. 02.17 - A Peaceful Land, A Quiet People? March 21, 2021
88. ScotRev | Piety and Heartwork in Covenanter Scotland with Dr Louise Yeoman March 25, 2021
89. ScotRev | Scottish Republicanism and Anti-Monarchism with Dr Sharon Adams April 1, 2021
90. 02.18 - Rebellions are Built on Hope April 3, 2021
91. ScotRev | Rethinking the Scottish Revolution with Prof. Laura Stewart April 7, 2021
92. ScotRev | Maintaining the Covenanter Regime in Civil War Scotland with Dr Alan MacDonald April 15, 2021
93. 02.19 - The Irish Rebellion May 9, 2021
94. 02.20 - Bloody News May 18, 2021
95. 02.21 - The Grand Remonstrance June 6, 2021
96. 02.22 - Neither Eyes to See nor Tongue to Speak June 20, 2021
97. 02.23 - Nolumus Leges Angliae Mutari July 11, 2021
98. 02.24 - Give Unto Caesar His Due July 27, 2021
99. 02.25 - Preparing for War Aug. 29, 2021
100. 02.26 - The Battle of Edgehill Sept. 6, 2021
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