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Romulus Hillsborough

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http://www.samurai-revolution.com

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History, Historical Fiction, Biography

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Romulus Hillsborough is a leading Western authority on the political upheaval and samurai active in the Meiji Restoration of 19th-century Japan. His fascination with this history has spanned over four decades, including sixteen years living in Japan, where he conducted original research and interviews with descendants of samurai.

He is the author of several acclaimed books, including Ryoma: Life of a Renaissance Samurai, Samurai Revolution, and Samurai Assassins, as well as the forthcoming Samurai Swordsmen: The Definitive History of the Shinsengumi (Helion, 2026). His work has been praised for its narrative style, historical accuracy, and deep cultural insight.

Hillsborough holds a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Humanities. A longtime practi ...more

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From Traitor to Count: Katsu Kaishū on the Rise and Fall of Reputation

While revising Samurai Revolution for its expanded new edition, I’ve been rereading Katsu Kaishū’s later interviews—many of them at once hilarious and profound. One favorite comes from an 1895 Kokumin Shimbun (newspaper) interview, when Kaishū was seventy-three years old. In … Continue reading →

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Average rating: 3.87 · 1,051 ratings · 151 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Shinsengumi: The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps 3.78 avg rating — 658 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Samurai Revolution: The Dawn of Modern Japan Seen Through the Eyes of the Shogun's Last Samurai 4.14 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Samurai Tales: Courage, Fidelity, and Revenge in the Final Years of the Shogun by Romulus Hillsborough (Goodreads Author), Romulus Hillsborough (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ryoma: Life of a Renaissance Samurai 4.07 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Samurai Sketches: From the Bloody Final Years of the Shogun 3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps: The Bloody Battles and Intrigues of the Shinsengumi 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Samurai Assassins: "Dark Murder" and the Meiji Restoration, 1853-1868 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Samurai Tales: Courage, Fidelity, and Revenge in the Final Years of the Shogun by Romulus Hillsborough (Goodreads Author), Kiyoharu Omino (Foreword) 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Los Ultimos Samurais 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps: The Bloody Battles and Intrigues of the Shinsengumi 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Romulus Hillsborough wrote a new blog post Revising Samurai Revolution: New Sources and an Enriched Historiography I am pleased with the recent progress I have made in revising Samurai Revolution for a new edition. The revision reflects an enriched historiography g Read more of this blog post »
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