The Real Events That Inspired the Greatest Show on Earth
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George RR Martin recommends some history books on his website, so I decided to order a few. The Dictionary of Heraldry arrived the other day. I opened it up, and low and behold, the first few pages are filled with the seals of England’s oldest noble families: the Percys, de Veres, Stranges, and others. These seals date back to the first centuries after the Norman conquest. What’s most interesting about these early seals is that they include the word “SIGILLUM” on…
