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| 814c580 | English medieval history is impossible to understand without France, which exerted a huge cultural influence over its northern neighbor well into the modern era, and so the story of the Seven Kingdoms is not just that of England but rather Britain, France, and Spain in one. In Martin's words, "Westeros is much much MUCH bigger than Britain. More the size (though not the shape, obviously) of South America."9 Although the Seven Kingdoms all s.. | Ed West |