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From ‘Shōgun’ Fan to Historian: My Journey into Japanese History and the Making of a TV Epic
26th April, 2024
Author of In the Service of the Shogun, Frederik Cryns, was historical adviser on the new Disney+ television series, ‘Shōgun’, and in this blog he discusses his journey into Japanese history and how the show, and his book, came into being … *** At…
A History of the Embassy
24th April, 2024
In this blog, G.R. Berridge explores the reasons behind his new book, Outposts of Diplomacy, and how he came to write it… *** Oddly enough, it was well before I became a serious student of the history of diplomacy that I was first struck by the adv…
How to End a Revolution
4th March, 2024
Napoleon Bonaparte, perhaps one of the most famous revolutionaries, not only began, but ended the French Revolution. In this blog, author William Doyle examines how the Revolution came to an end… *** Looking back on his triumphant entry into world…