Japan's Edo Period
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb navigates the fascinating, floating world of Japan in the 17th century - its art, its brothels, its class system, Kibuki theatre and Samurai warriors - with Professor Timon Screech.
Not Just the Tudors · History Hit
June 10, 202155m 39s
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Show Notes
After a century of Civil War, changes in the way Japan was ruled from 1600 onwards meant that Europeans and Christianity made few inroads into Japanese society. Shogun Tokugawa organised Japan into a strict class system and its unique and brilliant culture flourished in isolation. In this episode of <em>Not Just the Tudors</em>, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb navigates the fascinating, floating world of Japan in the 17th century with Professor Timon Screech.
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