Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

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  04.17 - The Trial of the Praying Indians 03.08.2026 32min

  With King Philip's War going badly, Massachusetts turns on their Christian Indian subjects. Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mailing List⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠House of Lords for ad-free episodes! Go to AirwaveMedia.com to find other great history shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Scottish History Tour Announcement & Survey 30.07.2026 1min

  I’m planning a historical tour of Scotland. Simply follow this link - https://forms.gle/vtisYFQy96hiXdw96 - to complete the survey - help me craft a history tour that you’d like to go on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  04.16 - King Philip's War 27.07.2026 29min

  The first shots of the King Philip's War, as the United Colonies of New England face off against Philip, Sachem of the Wampanoag. Will the colonies get the short, easy war they expect? Who ever does? Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mailing List⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠House of Lords for ad-free episodes! Go to AirwaveMedia.com to find other great history shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Bonus - Astronomy and Empire at the Royal Observatory 23.07.2026 1u 7min

  I was kindly invited to interview the curators of Royal Observatory Greenwich to celebrate the 350th Anniversary of the first Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed, moving in. I got to explore the whole museum, and then sat down for a chat with two curators: Senior Curator Dr Louise Devoy, and Daisy Chamberlain, Curator of First Light. The Royal Observatory is open to the public, and well worth a visit! https://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  04.15 - CSI: New England 18.05.2026 30min

  John Sassamon is found dead, a suspected murder victim. Who killed him, why, and how did it lead to war? Watch the Kurzgesagt Nightshift video I wrote! https://youtu.be/bVc_xY6TWiY?si=JoAa78lzgJHIpoFT Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mailing List⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠House of Lords for ad-free episodes! Go to AirwaveMedia.com to find other great history shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  04.14 - All's Fair in Love and Law 23.03.2026 36min

  Rhode Island gets a Royal Charter, and the rest of New England is ordered to play nicely with the Indians. Philip becomes Sachem, and Weetamoo turns the English love of lawsuits against them. Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mailing List⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠House of Lords for ad-free episodes! Go to AirwaveMedia.com to find other great history shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  04.13 - From Death and Darkness 16.03.2026 32min

  How the Puritans converted the Indians, the origins of Harvard University Press, and the first bible in an American language. Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mailing List⁠⁠⁠⁠! Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠House of Lords for ad-free episodes! Go to AirwaveMedia.com to find other great history shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  4-12 - Love Thy Neighbour 23.02.2026 34min

  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 ⁠⁠⁠Patreon ⁠⁠⁠House of Lords for ad-free episodes! Buy a ticket to ⁠⁠Intelligent Speech 2026 ⁠⁠and use the code PAX for 10% off. Go to AirwaveMedia.com to find other great history shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Bonus - The Company in India with Professor Philip Stern 16.02.2026 56min

  Philip J. Stern, Professor of History at Duke Empire, Incorporated The Company-State: Corporate Sovereignty and the Early Modern Foundations of the British Empire in India Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  04.11 - New Starts in New England 09.02.2026 23min

  New England faces smallpox, failed harvests, and religious dissenters. Join the ⁠⁠Mailing List⁠⁠! Join the ⁠⁠Patreon ⁠⁠House of Lords for ad-free episodes! Buy a ticket to ⁠Intelligent Speech 2026 ⁠and use the code PAX for 10% off. Go to AirwaveMedia.com to find other great history shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  04.10 - The Cabal 26.01.2026 32min

  With the downfall of Clarendon, the CABAL takes centre stage in Restoration politics. But it's never so simple... Join the ⁠Mailing List⁠! Join the ⁠Patreon ⁠House of Lords for ad-free episodes! Buy a ticket to Intelligent Speech 2026 and use the code PAX for 10% off. Go to AirwaveMedia.com to find other great history shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  04.09 - The Raid on the Medway 19.01.2026 34min

  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, Volume 2, 1649–1815 Anna Keay, The Restless Republic, 2022. Rebecca Rideal, 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire, 2016. Frank Fox, The Four Days' Battle: The Greatest Sea Fight of the Age of Sail, 2009. David Onnekink & Gijs Rommelse, The Dutch in the Early Modern World. Steve Murdoch, The terror of the Seas: Scottish Maritime Warfare, 1513-1713, 2010. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  04.08 - The Four Days' Battle 12.01.2026 44min

  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 Dutch economy might collapse. George Monck, Duke of Albemarle, is outnumbered and outgunned, and Prince Rupert races to join him. Nicholas Rodgers, The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, Volume 2, 1649–1815 Anna Keay, The Restless Republic, 2022. Rebecca Rideal, 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire, 2016. Frank Fox, The Four Days' Battle: The Greatest Sea Fight of the Age of Sail, 2009. David Onnekink & Gijs Rommelse, The Dutch in the Early Modern World. Steve Murdoch, The terror of the Seas: Scottish Maritime Warfare, 1513-1713, 2010. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  04.07 - A City of Ash 05.01.2026 35min

  After the Great Fire of London, the city needed to be rebuilt. Rebecca Rideal, 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire Jacob Field, London, Londoners and the Great Fire of 1666: Disaster and Recover. Clare Jackson, Charles II: The Star King For other great shows on the Airwave network, go to AirwaveMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Slavery throughout History with Patrick Wyman 22.12.2025 53min

  Today I speak with Dr Patrick Wyman, host of The Fall of Rome, Tides of History, and his new show Past Lives. He's also published The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World, and has a forthcoming book, Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World. We talk about public history, slavery, and the podcast industry! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  04.06 - The Great Fire of London 24.11.2025 42min

  From a bakery on Pudding Lane, a fire destroys most of the City of London. Rebecca Rideal, 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire Jacob Field, London, Londoners and the Great Fire of 1666: Disaster and Recover. Clare Jackson, Charles II: The Star King For other great shows on the Airwave network, go to AirwaveMedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  04.05 - The Great Plague of London 10.11.2025 31min

  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 England and Wales. Evelyn Lord, The Great Plague: A People's History. Dorothy Moote, The great plague: the story of London's most deadly year. Charles River, The Great Plague of London: The History and Legacy of England’s Last Major Outbreak of the Bubonic Plague Rebecca Rideal, 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  04.04 - The Royal Navy Reborn 20.10.2025 31min

  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. Nicholas Rodgers, The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, Volume 2, 1649–1815 Anna Keay, The Restless Republic, 2022. Rebecca Rideal, 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire, 2016. Charles Wilson, England’s Apprenticeship: 1603-1763, 1975. David Veevers, The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600-1750, 2020. John Childs, General Percy Kirke and the Later Stuart Army, 2014. Philip Stern, The Company-State: Corporate Sovereignty and the Early Modern Foundations of the British Empire in India, 2011. Edwin Burrows, Mike Wallace, Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, 1999. Julie Svalastog, Mastering the Worst of Trades: England’s Early Africa Companies and their Traders, 1618–1672, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Stuarts, the Scottish Restoration, and Devil-Land with Professor Clare Jackson 13.10.2025 50min

  The Mirror of Great Britain: A Life of James VI&I Devil-Land: England under Siege, 1588-1688 Charles II: The Star King Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  04.03 - The First Scramble for Africa 06.10.2025 34min

  New trade policies annoy the Dutch, and new English companies attempt to force their way into West African markets. New Amsterdam becomes New York. The Second Anglo-Dutch War begins. Jonathan Healey, The Blazing World, 2023. Anna Keay, The Restless Republic, 2022. Rebecca Rideal, 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire, 2016. Charles Wilson, England’s Apprenticeship: 1603-1763, 1975. David Veevers, The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600-1750, 2020. John Childs, General Percy Kirke and the Later Stuart Army, 2014. Philip Stern, The Company-State: Corporate Sovereignty and the Early Modern Foundations of the British Empire in India, 2011. Edwin Burrows, Mike Wallace, Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, 1999. Julie Svalastog, Mastering the Worst of Trades: England’s Early Africa Companies and their Traders, 1618–1672, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices