Aye, George R.R.
Martins world might be fantasy, but its influences are not.
He was even inducted into Parliament by 1533.
George Boleyn has curiously developed the hush rumor of being gay in the 20th century.
As evidence, Warnicke points to a book George gave Mark that ridiculed the institution of marriage.
It also clearly influenced George R.R.
Weiss curiously toned it down for this season as the chickens came home to roost.
After all, she did give birth to Elizabeth, the greatest monarch Britain has ever known.
And also like Anne Boleyn, Margaerys rise to power has made her some powerful enemies in the faithful.
In history, Anne Boleyn was the apple of Henry VIIIs eye until she wasnt.
Henry, ever the merciful King, commuted all of their sentences to simple beheading.
Martins A Song of Ice and Fire makes the influences even more explicit.
Perhaps they figured casting Showtimes Anne Boleyn, Natalie Dormer, in the role of Margaery was enough overlap?
Still, the throne remains Cerseis…
This article was originally published on May 20, 2015.
