Game of Thrones tells the story of Britain better than most histories

The popular TV drama gives a vivid idea of how people might have behaved in the Middle Ages – which is brutally

From magazine issue: 29 March 2014

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in ‘Game of Thrones’. Photo: Home Box Office

issue 29 March 2014

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