Pax Britannica

Pax Britannica

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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’?

Recent Episodes

  • 03.43 - Between Darkness and Light

    4 days ago
  • 03.42 - The Rule of the Major Generals

    4 weeks ago
  • Shattered Lands with Sam Dalrymple

    1 month ago
  • 03.41 - Cromwell's Spies

    1 month ago
  • 03.40 - The Protestant Crusade

    2 months ago
  • 03.39 - Francis Drake's Ghost

    3 months ago
  • 03.38 - "The Very Scum of Scums"

    6 months ago
  • Preview of Winds of Change - Hostile Takeover

    7 months ago
  • Republic: Britain’s Revolutionary Decade with Prof. Alice Hunt

    8 months ago
  • 03.37 - The Western Design

    8 months ago