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I'm Alice Roberts, author of Beirid, an alternative history of the first millennium in Britain.

In this book I shed fresh light on how people lived by examining the stories of the dead,

from Roman cremations and graveside feasts to richly furnished Anglo-Saxon graves,

and to the first Christian burial grounds in Wales.

Beirid is available now in paperback, ebook and audio.

Hello and welcome to the History Extra Podcast from BBC History Magazine.

This time we're doing things a little differently.

For today we've got a special bonus episode all about the medieval inspirations behind the

HBO mega hit Game of Thrones. With Professor Caroline Larrington, author of a new book,

All Men Must Die, Power and Passion in Game of Thrones.

Since this is a bonus podcast, we're releasing it on our website only.

So head to historyextra.com forward slash game hyphen of hyphen thrones, hyphen podcast,

to access that for free. And we'll be back here with our regular episodes tomorrow.

That's historyextra.com forward slash game hyphen of hyphen thrones hyphen podcast.

And for all you Game of Thrones fans, here's a sneak peek of what you can expect in the bonus episode.

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