The princess (Hina) whom Yoshitoki was madly in love with, the two of them torn apart by the conflict between Hojo and Hiki.

Although it may be a little too romantic to call it "Romeo and Juliet," their separation scene was heartbreaking. Such is the story of Hojo Yoshitoki and his wife Hina (hereafter referred to as "princess") from the historical drama "The 13 Lords of the Kamakura." In the drama, she is a princess whom Yoshitoki takes in from the Hiki clan after his wife Yae dies. What kind of woman was she in real life? Her role as the link between Hojo and Hiki m…