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. Beginning with the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England, Pax Britannica will follow the people and events that created an empire that dominated the globe. Hosted by a PhD candidate in British Imperial history, and based on extensive scholarship and primary sources, along with..
Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
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We take a closer look at the Baptists, the Quakers, the Ranters, and the Fifth Monarchists, as the revolutionary energy of the Commonwealth of England is channeled into religious thought.
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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.
Anna Keay, Th ..read more
Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
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Back in London, Oliver Cromwell loses patience with the Rump Parliament. The New Model Army is getting restless, and Parliament appears to be prioritising its own power over the reforms its soldiers fought for.
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Jonathan Barth, The Currency of Empire, Money and Power in Seventeenth-Century English America (Cornell University Press, 2021).
Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006.
Michael Braddick. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolutio ..read more
Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
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The English defeat the Dutch, and Tromp faces his last battle.
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Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006.
Michael Braddick. 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.
Ian Roy, 'Prince Rupert', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Roger Hainsworth, Christine Churches, The Anglo-Dutch ..read more
Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
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Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006.
Michael Braddick. 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.
Ian Roy, 'Prince Rupert', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Roger Hainsworth, Christine Churches, The Anglo-Dutch Naval Wars, 1652-1674, 1998.
Christian J. Koot, ‘A “Dangerous ..read more
Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
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After the Battle of Kentish Knock, the English navy is over confident. At the Battle of Dungeness, the Dutch hit back, led by the resurgent Admiral Tromp.
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Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006.
Michael Braddick. 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.
Ian Roy, 'Prince Rupert', Ox ..read more
Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
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Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006.
Michael Braddick. 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.
Ian Roy, 'Prince Rupert', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Roger Hainsworth, Christine Churches, The Anglo-Dutch Naval Wars, 1652-1674, 1998.
Christian J. Koot, ‘A “Dangerous ..read more
Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
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Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006.
Michael Braddick. 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.
Ian Roy, 'Prince Rupert', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Roger Hainsworth, Christine Churches, The Anglo-Dutch Naval Wars, 1652-1674, 1998.
Christian J. Koot, ‘A “Dangerous ..read more
Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
2M ago
I speak with Micheál Ó Siochrú, Professor in Modern History at Trinity College Dublin about the Irish Confederacy, its strengths and successes, the place of Oliver Cromwell in Irish history, and whether the conquest was genocidal in intention and outcome.
Interested listeners might enjoy reading:
Micheál Ó Siochrú, Confederate Ireland, 1642-1649, 1999
Micheál Ó Siochrú, God’s Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland, 2008.
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Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
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On the surface the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and the Commonwealth of England should have been firm allies: both Protestant, both Republics, both naval powers. And yet the first of the Anglo-Dutch Wars was fought between them. Was this just commercial rivalry, or were there other reasons for this global naval conflict?
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Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006.
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Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
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I speak to Professor Carla Gardina Pestana, Distinguished Professor and Joyce Appleby Endowed Chair of America in the World at UCLA, and ask her about Oliver Cromwell's Western Design.
Recommended for listeners who want to know more:
Carla Gardina Pestana, The World of Plymouth Plantation, (Belknap Press / Harvard University Press, 2020).
Carla Gardina Pestana, The English Conquest of Jamaica: Oliver Cromwell’s Bid for Empire, (Belknap Press / Harvard University Press, 2017).
Carla Gardina Pestana, The English Atlantic in an Age of Revolution, 1640-1661, (Harvard University Press, 2004).
Thi ..read more