Episode 338
The First Japanese Visitor to Elizabethan England
Professor Thomas Lockley, author of A Gentleman from Japan, recovers the remarkable story of 'Christopher'.
Not Just the Tudors · History Hit
July 11, 202426m 24s
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Show Notes
<p>In November 1588, a 21-year-old Japanese man called Christopher met Queen Elizabeth I. On the way, he had already become the first recorded Japanese person in North America. His story has been almost totally forgotten until now.</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>Not Just the Tudors</em>, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more about Christopher from Professor Thomas Lockley, author of <em>A Gentleman from Japan</em> which recovers Christopher’s remarkable story. </p><br><p>Presented by Professor Susannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Alice Smith, audio editor Ella Blaxill and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><br><p><em>Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast</em></p><br><p>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original TV documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign up <a href="https://historyhit.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a> for 50% off your first 3 months using code ‘TUDORS’ <a href="https://historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://historyhit.com/subscription</a></p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here ></a></p>
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