I tell them that fantasy does not aspire to historical verisimilitude. But it can reflect medieval conflicts, values and norms. The first season of HBO's House of the Dragon exemplified this.Its ...

I tell them that fantasy does not aspire to historical verisimilitude. But it can reflect medieval conflicts, values and norms. The first season of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” exemplified ...

In HBO's 'House of the Dragon,' a king, lacking a male heir to his throne, elevates his teenage daughter to be his successor and a dynastic drama ensues. This storyline echoes the history of ...

His crest and beard were like gold. ... But the most famous dragon story in the medieval world was that of St. George, ... A German werewolf's 'confessions' horrified 1500s Europe.

HBO’s “House of the Dragon” was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler George R.R. Martin drew from history, particularly a two-decade period known as The Anarchy ...

The Empress Matilda. Wikimedia Commons. The move was unprecedented in medieval England. A queen could exert influence in her husband’s physical absence or when, after a king’s death, their son ...

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 ...