EARLY EPISODE: The Boxer Rebellion Part 1: The Unbeatable Army of Ultra Nerds (Patreon)

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The Imperial powers of Europe and Japan humiliate China until they create an uprising of magical martial artists who are terrified of period blood. 

Sources: 

David Silby. The Boxer Rebellion and The Great Game in China

Diana Preston. The Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic History of China’s War Against Foreigners That Shook the World in the Summer of 1900

Henry Keown-Boyd. The Fists of Righteous Harmony

Joseph Esherick. The Origins of the Boxer Uprising