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Episode 273 - The House of Cards, Part 1
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Jan 26, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
This week we start a multipart series on the Muromachi period and the reign of the Ashikaga family. How did they come to power? Why is their government generally described as so weak? And how, despite that weak government, did they win a 60 year war for control of Japan?
Released:
Jan 26, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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