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Podcast: Arts & Ideas
Episode: New Thinking: Game of Thrones and history
Description: House of the Dragon was inspired by a medieval period known as The Anarchy. What do the real historical conflicts tell us about power, succession, class, and the status of women in medieval times, and why are fantasy writers so drawn to them? New Generation Thinker Sarah Peverley is Professor English Literature at Liverpool University. She is joined by Professor Carolyne Larrington of St John’s College Oxford, and Danielle Park, lecturer in Late Medieval History at the University of York.A 12th century war of succession between Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I, and her cousin St...