In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the story of the Forty-Seven Ronin, a group of ex-samurai who hatched a two-year-long plot to avenge the death of their fallen lord and reclaim his lost honour.

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Image: Kuniteru, Utagawa . Kanadehon Chushingura, Stage Three. Circa 1870. Via Wikimedia.