What Tom Holland has said about Minamoto clan
1 quote · 1 episode · Apr 5, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Minamoto clan once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on April 5, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Holland explains that emperors cut surplus princes loose by granting surnames, creating the Minamoto and Taira clans.
“the solution is to cut them loose from the imperial family by giving them this special surname”
The Rest Is History: 658. Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword (Part 1) (Apr 5, 2026) · Listen from 46:48
Episodes
658. Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword (Part 1)The Rest Is History · Apr 5, 2026 · 1 h 3 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the origins of Japan's samurai, from the Tokugawa shogunate and the Bushido myth back to the 10th-century warlord Taira no Masakado.
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