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Pax Britannica

Samuel Hume

Pax Britannica is a narrative history podcast covering the empire upon which the sun never set. Beginning with the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England, Pax Britannica...

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Listen to Pax Britannica, a Society & Culture podcast by Samuel Hume. Stream 237 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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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 Weetam...

36:27Mar 23, 2026

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. Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠M...

32:33Mar 16, 2026

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. Join the ⁠⁠⁠Mailing List⁠⁠⁠! Join the ⁠⁠⁠...

34:50Feb 23, 2026

04.11 - New Starts in New England

New England faces smallpox, failed harvests, and religious dissenters. Join the ⁠⁠Mailing List⁠⁠! Join the ⁠⁠Patreon ⁠⁠House of Lords for ad...

23:42Feb 9, 2026

04.10 - The Cabal

With the downfall of Clarendon, the CABAL takes centre stage in Restoration politics. But it's never so simple... Join the ⁠Mailing List⁠! J...

32:48Jan 26, 2026

04.09 - The Raid on the Medway

Bankruptcy forces the Royal Navy into port. I'm sure it'll be safe. Nicholas Rodgers, The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain,...

34:56Jan 19, 2026

04.08 - The Four Days' Battle

The Royal Navy and the Dutch fleet square off. Michiel de Ruyter needs to clear the way for the merchant fleet to get home, or else the Dutc...

44:27Jan 12, 2026

04.07 - A City of Ash

After the Great Fire of London, the city needed to be rebuilt. Rebecca Rideal, 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire Jacob Field, London, Londoner...

35:20Jan 5, 2026

04.06 - The Great Fire of London

From a bakery on Pudding Lane, a fire destroys most of the City of London. Rebecca Rideal, 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire Jacob Field, Lond...

42:20Nov 24, 2025

04.05 - The Great Plague of London

The Bubonic Plague, Yersinia Pestis, arrives in London at the end of 1664. By the end of 1665, it will have killed 200,000 people all across...

31:58Nov 10, 2025

04.04 - The Royal Navy Reborn

The Second Anglo-Dutch War begins, and we take a closer look at the Royal Navy of the Restoration. Jonathan Healey, The Blazing World, 2023....

31:59Oct 20, 2025

04.03 - The First Scramble for Africa

New trade policies annoy the Dutch, and new English companies attempt to force their way into West African markets. New Amsterdam becomes Ne...

34:45Oct 6, 2025

04.02 - The Seven Islands of Bombay

Charles II marries Catherine of Braganza, and the Portuguese Princess brings her new husband the city of Tangiers and the islands of Bombay....

26:26Sep 29, 2025

04.01 - The Return of the King

Charles II Stuart returns to London, and the Restoration tries to turn the clock back in England, Scotland, and Ireland. But a generation of...

38:08Sep 8, 2025

03.48 - With Thunderous Applause

George Monck arrives in London and restores the Long Parliament. Charles Stuart moves to Breda. The Republic votes itself out of existence....

36:25Sep 1, 2025

03.47 - Paradise Lost

The Army brings back the Rump Parliament, but they quickly regret that decision. In Scotland, George Monck prepares to march. Alice Hunt, Re...

40:29Aug 25, 2025

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