Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

Samuel Hume

A Podcast History of the British Empire

  • 28 minutes 22 seconds
    03.36 - The Alliance to Restore the Republic

    The First Protectorate Parliament meets... and immediately starts tearing up the constitution.

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    This episode could not have been written without the following works:

    • The Instrument of Government: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1653intrumentgovt.asp
    • Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006.
    • Michael Braddick (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution, 2015.
    • John Coffey, 'Religious Thought', in Michael Braddick (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution, 2015.
    • Barry Coward, The Cromwellian Protectorate, 2002.
    • Jonathan Healey, The Blazing World, 2023.
    • Paul Lay, Providence Lost: The Rise and Fall of the English Republic, 2020.
    • Anna Keay, The Restless Republic, 2022.
    • John Morrill, The Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell, Volume 3: 16 December 1653 to 2 September 1658, 2023
    • John Kenyon and Jane Ohlmeyer, The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1638-1660.
    • Alan MacInnes, The British Revolution, 1629-1660, 2004.
    • Ian Gentles, The New Model Army: Agent of Revolution, 2022.
    • Leo F. Solt, 'The Fifth Monarchy Men: Politics and the Millenium', Church History, 30, 3, 1961.
    • Jonathan Fitzgibbons, "'To settle a governement without somthing of Monarchy in it": Bulstrode Whitelocke’s Memoirs and the Reinvention of the Interregnum', The English Historical Review, 137, 586, 2022, 655-691.


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    24 September 2024, 7:05 pm
  • 40 minutes 28 seconds
    03.35 - Glencairn's Falling

    George Monck arrives in Scotland, and burns the Royalists out.

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    This episode could not have been written without the following works:

    • Francis Dow, Cromwellian Scotland, 1651-1660, 1999.
    • Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006.
    • Michael Braddick (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution, 2015.
    • John Coffey, 'Religious Thought', in Michael Braddick (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution, 2015.
    • Barry Coward, The Cromwellian Protectorate, 2002.
    • Paul Lay, Providence Lost: The Rise and Fall of the English Republic, 2020.
    • Anna Keay, The Restless Republic, 2022.
    • John Morrill, The Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell, Vol 2: 1 February 1649 to 12 December 1653, 2023
    • John Kenyon and Jane Ohlmeyer, The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1638-1660.
    • Alan MacInnes, The British Revolution, 1629-1660, 2004.
    • Ian Gentles, The New Model Army: Agent of Revolution, 2022.


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    9 September 2024, 7:05 pm
  • 29 minutes 36 seconds
    03.34 - Glencairn's Rising

    Royalist rebellion erupts in the Scottish Highlands.


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    This episode could not have been written without the following works:

    • Francis Dow, Cromwellian Scotland, 1651-1660, 1999.
    • Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006.
    • Michael Braddick (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution, 2015.
    • John Coffey, 'Religious Thought', in Michael Braddick (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution, 2015.
    • Barry Coward, The Cromwellian Protectorate, 2002.
    • Paul Lay, Providence Lost: The Rise and Fall of the English Republic, 2020.
    • Anna Keay, The Restless Republic, 2022.
    • John Morrill, The Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell, Vol 2: 1 February 1649 to 12 December 1653, 2023
    • John Kenyon and Jane Ohlmeyer, The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1638-1660.
    • Alan MacInnes, The British Revolution, 1629-1660, 2004.
    • Ian Gentles, The New Model Army: Agent of Revolution, 2022.


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    26 August 2024, 7:05 am
  • 56 minutes 36 seconds
    English Revolution Q&A with David Crowther Part 2

    I answer YOUR questions with David Crowther of the History of England Podcast!

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    11 August 2024, 7:05 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    English Revolution Q&A with David Crowther Part 1

    I answer YOUR questions with David Crowther of the History of England Podcast!

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    4 August 2024, 7:05 am
  • 22 minutes 32 seconds
    03.33 - The Occupation of Scotland

    The New Model Army occupies Scotland, but trouble is brewing in the Highlands.

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    This episode could not have been written without the following works:

    • Francis Dow, Cromwellian Scotland, 1651-1660, 1999.
    • Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006.
    • Michael Braddick (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution, 2015.
    • John Coffey, 'Religious Thought', in Michael Braddick (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution, 2015.
    • Barry Coward, The Cromwellian Protectorate, 2002.
    • Paul Lay, Providence Lost: The Rise and Fall of the English Republic, 2020.
    • Anna Keay, The Restless Republic, 2022.
    • John Morrill, The Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell, Vol 2: 1 February 1649 to 12 December 1653, 2023
    • John Kenyon and Jane Ohlmeyer, The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1638-1660.
    • Alan MacInnes, The British Revolution, 1629-1660, 2004.
    • Ian Gentles, The New Model Army: Agent of Revolution, 2022.


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    9 July 2024, 7:05 am
  • 28 minutes 42 seconds
    Elections from History: New Zealand, 1919

    William Massey, leader of the Reform Party, and Sir Joseph Ward, leader of the Liberal Party, had spent an agonising four years in coalition together. They hated it, and once the First World War was over and they were back in New Zealand, they tried to tear each other down.

    But the political scene in New Zealand had turned nasty in their absence. Sectarianism was surging, and the political value of prejudice had never been higher. There was also a new kid on the bloc - the New Zealand Labour Party.

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    1 July 2024, 7:05 am
  • 50 minutes 44 seconds
    The Windrush Scandal with Dr Juanita Cox

    Learn more about The Windrush Scandal in a Transnational and Commonwealth Context HERE or HERE

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    22 June 2024, 8:04 am
  • 22 minutes 45 seconds
    03.32 - Peace Through War

    The First Anglo-Dutch War ends, and Lord Protector Cromwell brings peace to his new Commonwealth. Mostly.

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    This episode could not have been written without the following works:

    • The Instrument of Government: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1653intrumentgovt.asp
    • Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006.
    • Michael Braddick (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution, 2015.
    • John Coffey, 'Religious Thought', in Michael Braddick (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution, 2015.
    • Barry Coward, The Cromwellian Protectorate, 2002.
    • Nicholas Rodger, The Command of the Ocean: a Naval History of Britain, Volume 2, 1649-1815, 2004.
    • Jonathan Healey, The Blazing World, 2023.
    • Roger Hainsworth, Christine Churches, The Anglo-Dutch Naval Wars, 1652-1674, 1998.
    • Paul Lay, Providence Lost: The Rise and Fall of the English Republic, 2020.
    • Anna Keay, The Restless Republic, 2022.
    • John Morrill, The Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell, Vol 2: 1 February 1649 to 12 December 1653, 2023
    • John Kenyon and Jane Ohlmeyer, The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1638-1660.
    • Alan MacInnes, The British Revolution, 1629-1660, 2004.
    • Ian Gentles, The New Model Army: Agent of Revolution, 2022.
    • Leo F. Solt, 'The Fifth Monarchy Men: Politics and the Millenium', Church History, 30, 3, 1961.
    • Jonathan Fitzgibbons, "'To settle a governement without somthing of Monarchy in it": Bulstrode Whitelocke’s Memoirs and the Reinvention of the Interregnum', The English Historical Review, 137, 586, 2022, 655-691.


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    17 June 2024, 7:05 pm
  • 3 minutes 14 seconds
    Announcement - English Revolution Q&A with the History of England's David Crowther

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    Questions close on the 14th of July 2024!

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    16 June 2024, 3:34 pm
  • 27 minutes 54 seconds
    03.31 - The Uncrowned King

    With the failure of Barebone's Parliament, John Lambert presents the Instrument of Government. The first written constitution in English history, designed to share power between an executive, his council, and an elected parliament. Maybe this new government would stand the test of time...

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    This episode could not have been written without the following works:

    • The Instrument of Government: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1653intrumentgovt.asp
    • Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006.
    • Michael Braddick (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution, 2015.
    • John Coffey, 'Religious Thought', in Michael Braddick (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution, 2015.
    • Barry Coward, The Cromwellian Protectorate, 2002.
    • Jonathan Healey, The Blazing World, 2023.
    • Paul Lay, Providence Lost: The Rise and Fall of the English Republic, 2020.
    • Anna Keay, The Restless Republic, 2022.
    • John Morrill, The Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell, Vol 2: 1 February 1649 to 12 December 1653, 2023
    • John Kenyon and Jane Ohlmeyer, The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1638-1660.
    • Alan MacInnes, The British Revolution, 1629-1660, 2004.
    • Ian Gentles, The New Model Army: Agent of Revolution, 2022.
    • Leo F. Solt, 'The Fifth Monarchy Men: Politics and the Millenium', Church History, 30, 3, 1961.
    • Jonathan Fitzgibbons, "'To settle a governement without somthing of Monarchy in it": Bulstrode Whitelocke’s Memoirs and the Reinvention of the Interregnum', The English Historical Review, 137, 586, 2022, 655-691.


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    10 June 2024, 7:05 am
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