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Whatever happened to the descendants of William Adams, the . . . - Reddit Whatever happened to the descendants of William Adams, the white sailor who ended up in Japan in 1600 to become a samurai bannerman? I'm talking, of course, about this William Adams, "Miura Anjin" The book Shogun by James Clavell from 1975 is based on his life story, as are subsequent TV series based on the novel
William Adams and Hirado. : r JapaneseHistory - Reddit William Adams and Hirado I have been out to Hirado a couple of times I live in Fukuoka so it isn't too far I love the little town and its history is a fascinating mix of Japanese and foreign influences Hirado Bay Matsuura samurai residence Adams' house Adams' house William Adams and Hirado My photos
TIL Shogun Tokugawa leyasu decreed William Adams (first . . . - Reddit TIL Shogun Tokugawa leyasu decreed William Adams (first western samurai) was dead and that Miura Anjin, a samurai, was born This action "freed" Adams to serve the Shogunate permanently, making Adams' wife in England a widow
Did People Forget About William? : r AssassinsCreedShadows - Reddit People seem to conveniently forget William in Nioh was a white guy in Japan, plus there's two other similar games with one male Japanese protagonist (Ghost of Tsushima and Rise of Ronin) having two protagonist one female Japanese (seems people forgot about her) and one male black outsider would bring in a different perspective and help
The Real William Adams + plot speculation! : r Nioh - Reddit The Real William Adams + plot speculation! Hey guys, thought I'd make a post talking a bit about Nioh's story and lore (because what would a Souls-like game be without some pre-release lore speculation!) There's actually more to this game than I initially thought and it's quite exciting!
What was the real story behind Shogun? : r AskHistorians - Reddit I recently watched the first season of FX's Shogun (which is excellent BTW) which is loosely based on the story of Will Adams I'd like to read about the real story but the best source I can find is Will Adams, the first Englishman in Japan a romantic biography by William Dalton first published in 1861
Did anyone know both Yasuke and William Adams? - Reddit Did anyone know both Yasuke and William Adams? Ive been learning a bit about both of these guys in the past few days and realized they only missed each other by about 22 years, with Yasuke dying in 1582 and Adams landing in japan in 1600 Is it possible that there was anyone to know both of these men?
r AskHistorians on Reddit: What happened to the descendants of . . . I, though as a non-specialist in this field, posted a brief answer on to the following question thread: Whatever happened to the descendants of William Adams, the white sailor who ended up in Japan in 1600 to become a samurai bannerman?, on Josef, son of Anjin MIURA (William Adams) weeks ago