Historians Nathan Ledbetter & Dr. Samantha Perez rejoin the Krewe to continue our conversation on foreign-born samurai, this time highlighting the life of William Adams! In this episode, we explore his relationships with both Japanese & non-Japanese while in Japan, the similarities between William Adams's story & House of the Dragon (what?!), how he was a big inspiration for James Clavell's classic novel (and the adaptations) Shogun... AND SO MUCH MORE!

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------ Past KOJ History Episodes ------

Foreign-Born Samurai: Yasuke ft. Nathan Ledbetter (Guest Host, Dr. Samantha Perez) (S5E16)

Kendo: The Way of the Sword ft. Alexander Bennett, 7th Dan in Kendo (S4E16)

Jokichi Takamine: The Earliest Bridge Between New Orleans & Japan ft. Stephen Lyman (S4E13)

How Marvel Comics Changed Tokusatsu & Japan Forever ft Gene & Ted Pelc (Guest Host, Matt Alt) (S3E13)

The Chrysanthemum Throne ft. Dr. Hiromu Nagahara [Part 2] (S2E18)

The Chrysanthemum Throne ft. Dr. Hiromu Nagahara [Part 1] (S2E17)

The Age of Lady Samurai ft. Tomoko Kitagawa (S1E12)

The Life & Legacy of Lafcadio Hearn ft. Bon & Shoko Koizumi (S1E9)

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Ubisoft's Echoes of History "Japan's First Unifier: Oda Nobunaga"

Ubisoft's Echoes of History "Samurai vs Shinobi: The Tensho Iga War"

Nate on BlueSky

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