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HBO's 'House of the Dragon' was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler

  • Written by David Routt, Adjunct Professor of History, University of Richmond
HBO's 'House of the Dragon' was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female rulerIn Westeros, Rhaenyra finds herself in a power struggle akin to that of the real-life Empress Matilda, who lived from 1102 to 1167.HBO

In three decades of teaching medieval European history, I’ve noticed my students are especially curious about the intersection of the stories told in class and the depictions of the Middle Ages they see in...

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