How do I like my history? Dan Carlin has me asking that question over and over. He's a podcaster who is educating the world about history. He often takes very deep dives into important events. And even though it's an audio-only medium, it's often engrossing.
Game of Thrones didn't happen, but it can still be very illuminating.
The Battle of the Bastards feels like an authentic representation of what a high middle age society and politics, here, here, and this.
Game of Thrones shows better than conventional historians tell.
Here, we see precisely how Dark Age rulers could instantly destroy an old family, thereby changing the politics of a realm well into the modern age. This is a literal time saver!
But, there are drawbacks.
Dragons, after all, aren't real. And they are major players in the series. As is magic.
But it's still a fantastic way to examine the Dark Age mentality.
