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Ep. 658 | Sunday 5 April 2026 | 1h 5s
Dawn Of The Samurai | The Shadow of the Sword (Part 1)
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When did the Samurai come into being? How did they go from being provincial outsiders to masters of Japan, outstripping their aristocratic overlords? And, were they really the deadly, honour-driven warriors of myth?
Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the rise of history’s most formidable warriors; Japan’s lethal Samurai, and the proliferation of their legend.
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