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Tom-ocil t1_j55aijj wrote

Looking for recommendations on history books by way of Game of Thrones. Been really enjoying rereading Thrones, and obviously it's based on medieval history, War of the Roses, etc. As someone who doesn't really have an 'in' on the real world side of things, any good books about real history that might scratch a similar itch?

Thanks!

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Bamboozle_ t1_j564ufg wrote

War of the Roses by Dan Jones is a good narrative history of the conflict.

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cogollento t1_j58w8sw wrote

The Accursed Kings of Maurice Druon is a really good read.

Also, from the article:

"American author George R. R. Martin called The Accursed Kings "the original game of thrones", citing Druon's novels as an inspiration for his own series A Song of Ice and Fire."

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