Ed West Ed West

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

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

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