Kawashima Yoshiko

6 Podcast Episodes

406 - Princess/Spy Kawashima Yoshiko

406 - Princess/Spy Kawashima Yoshiko

Yoshiko Kawashima was born a Chinese princess in the Qing dynasty, but due to a string of events later became a Japanese... Read more

2 Aug 2023

2hr 7mins

BBoH: Kawashima Yoshiko: Princess, Spy or Pawn?

BBoH: Kawashima Yoshiko: Princess, Spy or Pawn?

Born a princess, used as a pawn, turned into a spy. Kawashima Yoshiko was definitely one of a kind. Don't forget to subs... Read more

18 Aug 2022

34mins

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Ep. 243 | Kawashima Yoshiko (Part 3)

Ep. 243 | Kawashima Yoshiko (Part 3)

In this final installment introducing the life and death of Kawashima Yoshiko, we look at the last decade and a half of ... Read more

8 Mar 2020

36mins

Ep. 242 | Kawashima Yoshiko (Part 2)

Ep. 242 | Kawashima Yoshiko (Part 2)

We continue on with Part 2 of the strange life of the Manchu Princess, Kawashima Yoshiko. Now she's on her own, in China... Read more

24 Feb 2020

33mins

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Ep. 241 | Kawashima Yoshiko (Part 1)

Ep. 241 | Kawashima Yoshiko (Part 1)

We leave the warlords behind but not the time period. This time, in this first of a three part series, we examine the st... Read more

10 Feb 2020

32mins

Author Debriefing: Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy: The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army

Author Debriefing: Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy: The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down (remotely) with biographer Phyllis Birnbaum to discuss her newest book, based on t... Read more

16 Jun 2015

27mins

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