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‘House of the Dragon’ was inspired by the chaos of the Middle Ages, a world without law and order

  • Written by David Routt, Adjunct Professor of History, University of Richmond
‘House of the Dragon’ was inspired by the chaos of the Middle Ages, a world without law and orderDaemon Targaryen, played by Matt Smith, finds himself in the middle of an internecine struggle between two warring families.Ollie Upton/HBO

Students in my medieval history courses often wonder whether historical reality can be gleaned from medieval cinematic fantasy.

I tell them that fantasy does not aspire to historical verisimilitude. But it can...

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