Whenever a fantasy series such as “House of the Dragon” treads deeply into gruesome violence or plain old human exploitation, storytellers like to say it’s historically accurate. But while ...

Belle Tuten, an expert who earned her PhD in medieval history from Emory University, says House of the Dragon isn't particularly accurate in terms of monsters, wars and drama. .

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 ...

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 ...

The Medieval Power Struggle That Inspired HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon’ The “Game of Thrones” spinoff takes its cue from the Anarchy, a civil war that saw Empress Matilda and Stephen of ...

The Anarchy was an English civil war of succession from 1138 to 1153. King Viserys I resembles King Henry I, and Princess Rhaenyra mirrors the Empress Matilda.

Aug. 2 (UPI) --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 ...

"House of the Dragon," the new "Game of Thrones" spinoff from HBO, depicts a world spun of fantasy. But the noble Targaryan family depicted in the series, who struggle to maintain familial power while ...

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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 ...

The first season of HBO's House of the Dragon exemplified this.Its narrative, as noted by co-creator George R. R. Martin, drew inspiration from England's Anarchy, a 12th-century civil war sparked ...