Over at the Subject to Change podcast, Russell Hogg interviews me about the prelude to the life of Coxinga, hero of the fallen Ming dynasty.

Jonathan Clements is back to talk about Coxinga and the Fall of the Ming Dynasty, a tale so convoluted that its hero only gets born at the end of episode one! What happened in 17th century China for the Manchu invaders to just roll on in and take over? Includes thoughts on the benefits of spattering yourself in mud and risking tetanus, Manchu purges likened to “playing whack-a-mole with human beings”, why Chinese people are scared of Slough, and the rebellious nature of haircuts.