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Iron, Fire and Ice - The Real History that Inspired Game of Thrones (Hardcover)
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Iron, Fire and Ice - The Real History that Inspired Game of Thrones (Hardcover)
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Have you read everything George R.R. Martin has every written? Do
you know what in Game of Thrones is based in real history? A young
pretender raises an army to take the throne. Learning of his
father's death, the adolescent, dashing and charismatic and
descended from the old kings of the North, vows to avenge him. He
is supported in this war by his mother, who has spirited away her
two younger sons to safety. Against them is the queen, passionate,
proud, and strong-willed and with more of the masculine virtues of
the time than most men. She too is battling for the inheritance of
her young son, not yet fully grown but already a sadist who takes
delight in watching executions. Sound familiar? It may read like
the plot of Game of Thrones. Yet that was also the story of the
bloodiest battle in British history, fought at the culmination of
the War of the Roses. George RR Martin's bestselling novels are
rife with allusions, inspirations, and flat-out copies of real-life
people, events, and places of medieval and Tudor England and
Europe. The Red Wedding? Based on actual events in Scottish
history. The poisoning of Joffrey Baratheon? Eerily similar to the
death of William the Conqueror's grandson. The Dothraki? Also known
as Huns, Magyars, Turks, and Mongols. Join Ed West, as he explores
all of Martin's influences, from religion to war to powerful women.
Discover the real history behind the phenomenon and see for
yourself that truth is stranger than fiction.
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