Martin R.R. George, a Westerosi author, decides to write a fantasy book series on his kingdom of England.
He creates the history of his kingdom, divides it into political entities, has some warring factions, builds up a culture for his various peoples, and writes character backgrounds. He shows us that historical events can be re-imagined for a fantasy fiction series, and draws inspiration from historical conflicts like the War of the Roses.

George goes into great detail about his various lands and cultures. The northern people of Albion are rough, proud of their warrior spirit, and
Actor Sean Bean, best known for playing Ned Stark in Game of Thrones, was set to narrate for the audiobook, but George faced criticism for his choice due to Bean having narrated for George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. The criticism led to fans of George R.R. Martin and Bean attacking each other, with some of the George R.R. Martin fans trying to boycott the audi