Dawn of the Samurai: Bloodbath at the Bridge (TRIH ep 659, part 2)

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In this episode of The Rest Is History, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook continue their multi‑part series on the rise of the samurai, focusing on the power struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans in late Heian Japan. They trace the origins of the aristocratic Taira, their eastern provincial base, and the emergence of the Minamoto as rivals.