Now, let me rewrite that sentence: In a nutshell, A Song of Ice and Fire is primarily about the fight between the major houses of Westeros, two of which are the Lannisters and the Starks, to win the Iron Throne. In a nutshell, the War of the Roses was primarily about the fight between two branches of the Plantagenet family, the Lancasters and the Yorks, to win the English throne. The War of the RosesĪny history nerd worth their salt could have told you the clear connection between A Song of Ice and Fire and the War of the Roses, even before the author cited his source material. This blog post explores two of them: one, a historical power struggle that provides a multi-play dramatic structure and two, a direct allusion to a famously repulsive moment in Titus Andronicus. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire book series, you may have noticed some echoes from Shakespeare’s plays.
If you’re a fan of the Game of Thrones TV series or George R.R.
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