Episode 11 - The End of an Era
History of Japan
English - June 09, 2013 11:00 - 27 minutes - 11 MB - ★★★★★ - 597 ratingsHistory history japan japanese Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 10 - A Day in the Life of Edo Japan
Next Episode: Episode 12 - Civilization and Enlightenment
This week, we'll be talking about the period called the Bakumatsu, or the end of the Bakufu. We'll be tracing a complex, but very interesting narrative describing how the Tokugawa went from masters of all they surveyed to defeat and destruction in a mere 15 years.
Man, that sounds really gloomy. I promise there are fun bits too!