Shakespeare’s Westeros: Literary and Historical Inspirations for Game of Thrones

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Shakespeare's Westeros: Literary and Historical Inspirations for Game of Thrones, a pop-up exhibition at the Folger, took place on May 23, 2019, from 11am to 2pm in the Founder's Room. It was curated by Kate Long, Visitor Education Programs Manager.

Author George R. R. Martin points to many sources that inspired plots and characters in his book series, A Song of Ice and Fire (adapted into the Game of Thrones television series on HBO). He pulled from history and literature, much of which is represented in the Folger collections. From Shakespeare’s plays to English monarchs, the stories told by these objects will start to sound awfully familiar.

The exhibition labels are available for download as PDF files.

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