{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67868e304c4d17f5eb378c20/678693513ceecdbe85d8cd80?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Nakano Takeko  ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67868e304c4d17f5eb378c20/1736872773211-ffcf6c7f-5ee8-48b3-ad24-f02054f45c59.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Nakano Takeko is commemorated each year in a festival about warriors from the Japanese Aizu region. In 1868 Nakano led a group of women into battle armed only with naginata – a Japanese polearm. Although the enemy were armed with guns, Nakano killed 5 or 6 soldiers before being killed herself.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast was funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund - Thanks to National Lottery Players.</p>","author_name":"Royal Armouries"}