Daisy Dunn

The repression, anger and bloodshed of our own Game of Thrones

A review of Kingmaker: Winter Pilgrims, by Toby Clements. The author’s pages are aflutter with the emotions of the Wars of the Roses

The death of the Kingmaker, or Nevill, Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), English soldier and statesman was killed at the Battle of Barnet, during the Wars of the Roses Photo: Print Collector/Getty 
issue 07 June 2014
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  • Kingmaker: Winter Pilgrims

    Toby Clements

    Century, pp. 551

When I took up archery it was a relatively niche sport. Then Game of Thrones came along, and everyone wanted a longbow. Since the HBO series put the Wars of the Roses back on the map, we have had novels by Philippa Gregory and Conn Iggulden, and this autumn there will be a history of the wars by Dan Jones.

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