Game of Thrones and Late Medieval Politics
Tides of History
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The Importance of Justice in the War of the Roses
I'm very curious about that. Is there any historical example during this period where your right to rule was contingent upon like, if you actually made people's lives better? Okay. One of the central concerns in the wars of the roses actually is the idea of what a king is supposed to do. Only the king could be an impartial arbiter of disputes within his kingdom. And I have to imagine that that sort of like vaguely nebulous relationship echoes in the past. Could, if there wasn't enough food, did kings get deposed?
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