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Links to Sources and further Information

Adair, Jamie, ed. History Behind the Game of Thrones,
http://history-behind-game-of-thrones.com/contributors (accessed 28 June 2016).

Alter, Charlotte. 7 Times Game of Thrones drew on History this Season, 15 June 2015,
http://time.com/3921873/7-times-game-of-thrones-drew-on-history-this-season/ (accessed 28 June 2016).

Blumson, Amy. Game of Thrones vs history: which real characters and events inspired George RR Martin? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/05/23/game-of-thrones-vs-history-which-real-characters-and-events-insp/the-wall-hadrians-wall/ (accessed 27 June 2017).

Crow, David. The Real History of the Game of Thrones, 2013, http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/game-of-thrones/133860/the-real-history-of-game-of-thrones (accessed 28 June 2016).

Koch, Cameron. The real-life inspirations for "Game of Thrones‚" 2 April 2015, http://www.techtimes.com/articles/43676/20150402/7-ways-game-of-thrones-is-inspired-by-real-history.htm (accessed 30 June 2016).

Miller, Laura. The real-life inspirations for "Game of Thrones‚” 3 April 2012, http://www.salon.com/2012/04/04/the_real_life_ inspirations_for_game_of_thrones/ (accessed 30 June 2016).

Pleasance, Chris. Revealed: The REAL history behind Game of Thrones' fantastical characters (and it's surprisingly like the Wars of the Roses), 10 May 2014, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2625187/Revealed-The-REAL-history-Game-Thrones-fantastical-characters-surprisingly-like-Wars-Roses.htm (accessed 3 April 2017).

Rosen, William. 9 ’Game Of Thrones‚’ Moments That Actually Happened In History, 14 May 2016, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-rosen/9-game-of-thrones-moments_b_5317663.htm (accessed 3 April 2017).

Trendacosta, Katherine and Charlie Jane Anders. 10 Sources That Inspired "Game of Thrones‚" Dark Storytelling, 6 June 2013, http://io9.gizmodo.com/10-sources-that-george-r-r-martin-borrowed-from-for-ic-511679817 (accessed 30 June 2016).

Vineyard, Jennifer. Reevalating Melisandre, 18 June 2015, http://www.vulture.com/2015/06/game-of-thrones-melisandre-how-much-do-we-know-about-her.html (accessed 3 April 2017).

 

Video

Game of Thrones, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQzdMyuz0Lf4zo4uGcEujFw (accessed 28 June 2016).

Gendler, Alex. The wars that inspired Game of Thrones, TED-Ed, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjO55pKuBo4 (accessed 11 May 11 2016).

Quick cartoon versions of GoT: https://thescene.com/watch/vanityfair/quick-draw-pop-culture-game-of-thrones-the-life-of-ned-stark (accessed 30 June 2016).

Chan, Casey. This 360-Degree View of Game of Thrones' Opening Credits Is Totally Awesome, 13 April 2016, http://sploid.gizmodo.com/this-360-degree-view-of-game-of-thrones-opening-credits-1770862164 (accessed 30 June 2016).

 

Historical Information Websites

Eleanor of Cobham, http://www.susanhigginbotham.com/blog/posts/eleanor-cobham-the-duchess-and-her-downfall/ (accessed 30 June 2016).

 

About the Books or Series

Making of Game of Thrones, http://www.makinggameofthrones.com (accessed 28 June 2016).

Game of Thrones: The Complete Coverage, www.hollywoodreporter.com/topic/game-thrones (accessed 28 June 2016).

Chan, Casey. Graph: Which Game of Thrones episode corresponds to which book chapter, 15 May 2016 http://sploid.gizmodo.com/graph-which-game-of-thrones-episode-corresponds-to-whi-1704783432 (accessed 28 June 2016).

Winter is Coming: The Game of Thrones News Source, http://winteriscoming.net/ (accessed 30 June 2016).

 

George R. R. Martin Interviews

Daniel D'Addario, George R. R. Martin on the One Game of Thrones Change He 'Argued Against,' Time, http://time.com/4791258/game-of-thrones-george-r-r-martin-interview/, 13 July 2017 (accessed 19 July 2017).

Anders, Charlie Jane. Great Quotes about Writing from Game of Thrones Author George R.R. Martin, 27 Dec 2012, http://io9.gizmodo.com/5971432/great-quotes-about-writing-from-game-of-thrones-author-george-rr-martin(accessed 30 June 2016).

Anders, Charlie Jane. George RR Martin Answers our Toughest Song of Ice and Fire Questions, 23 July 2013, https://io9.gizmodo.com/george-r-r-martin-answers-our-toughest-song-of-ice-and-886133300 (accessed 27 June 2017).

"George R.R. Martin reveals which inconsistencies in 'Game of Thrones' are actually deliberate,"
http://www.businessinsider.com/george-rr-martin-game-of-thrones-inconsistencies-2015-6 (accessed 27 June 2016).

“… there are in the books deliberate inconsistencies where I am using the device of the unreliable narrator or, or using a Point-of-view structure idea where two people remember something that happened in very different ways and and may not be remembering it accurately.”

George R. R. Martin: The Complete Unedited Interview, http://observationdeck.kinja.com/george-r-r-martin-the-complete-unedited-interview-886117845 (accessed 28 June 2016).

Gilmore, Mikal. The Rolling Stone Interview, 24 April 2014, http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/george-r-r-martin-the-rolling-stone-interview-20140423 (accessed 27 June 2017).

Itzkoff, Dave. George R. R. Martin on 'Game of Thrones' and Sexual Violence, 2 May 2014, http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/george-r-r-martin-on-game-of-thrones-and-sexual-violence/ (accessed 30 June 2016).

Literary/Media Criticism

Up to Eleven, http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UpToEleven (accessed 30 June 2016).

James, Clive, Thrones of Blood, 18 April 2017 http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/18/the-raw-appeal-of-game-of-thrones (accessed 27 June 2017).