Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

At Sound Education I met up with Mike Duncan, creator of The History of Rome and Revolutions, and the author of the New ... Read more

Through a range of cultural, economic, and political changes, the old trading relationships that English merchants had e... Read more

For generations, Habsburg Spain had been a stalwart ally of England, their royal families connected by marriage and kins... Read more

Was James VI and I truly the witch-hunting, demon-studying zealot that he has traditionally been seen as? Today we take ... Read more

With Buckingham protected from impeachment, but at the cost of taxation, Charles finds another way to raise the money ne... Read more

Parliament is back, and they are not happy. The Petition of Right isn't worth the paper its written on, and King Charles... Read more

Despite the cheering crowds and warm welcome James received from his new subjects, all was not well in his new kingdom. ... Read more

Charles, yet again, calls a parliament in search of taxation, but the Commons are willing to negotiate. In return for an... Read more

Allen Ayers from the Political History of the United States podcast comes on to talk all about New England in the 1620s.... Read more

In this episode, we catch up with events across the Atlantic; the colonies of Virginia, Bermuda, and Newfoundland, and h... Read more

With the return of Buckingham and Charles from Madrid, the last chance for a diplomatic answer to the Thirty Years War f... Read more

Charles comes to terms with his French and Spanish enemies, and we examine what has been going on outside of Europe. The... Read more

With the death of Elizabeth, the King of Scots travels south to take up his new kingdoms of England and Ireland. James f... Read more

Irish lords rise up against English domination, lead by The O'Neill, the Great Earl of Tyrone, Hugh O'Neill. England, al... Read more

James VI was crowned king at one year old, and his early life was spent as the puppet of a succession of regencies. When... Read more

A delve into the careers of two of the king's fond advisers/possible lovers: the Earl of Somerset, Robert Carr/Kerr, and... Read more

What was the religious background to James' English reign? Was everyone on board with the established church? Of course ... Read more

Compared to the kingdoms of Iberia, England was fairly late to the colonisation game. This episode covers the costly fai... Read more

What happened in James' first Kingdom while he was down south living it up in London? Rebellious lords were brought to h... Read more

As war engulfes Europe, James is stuck between a rock and a hard place: his son-in-law is now wearing a stolen crown, an... Read more