Episode 425 - The City on the Edge of Forever, Part 4

History of Japan - A podcast by Isaac Meyer - Fridays

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This week, Hideyoshi's death seems to suggest an end to the persecution of Nagasaki's Christians. However, the city quickly finds itself under threat from the new lord of Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu, as competition from other European merchants and growing suspicion of Christianity erodes the protections that had long kept the city safe. Show notes here.