The 12th century can be seen as a pivotal moment in Japanese history, an era which saw the beginning of the first shōgunate – a form of military dictatorship – and the ascendancy of one of history’s most iconic warrior classes: the samurai. In our cover feature, we explore the dramatic civil war which heralded the samurai’s rise to power – turn to page 46 to read more.
The civil war was Japan’s own Wars of the Roses
Ninety years ago, another desperate battle was taking place – this time on paper – as brokers of the New York Stock Exchange fought to minimise the financial damage of the worst stock market crash in US history. Y ou can discover how the Wall Street Crash unfolded from page 64.