Young Herschel
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If I can make a suggestion . . . try "Pillars of the Earth" on Starz!! If you haven't seen it yet that is because George RR Martin was clearly influenced by New York Times #1 Best-selling author Ken Follet who published his Magnum Opus in the late 80's. You could make the argument that George "borrowed" some plot points for his 1996 publication of "A Game of Thrones". That would be my suggestion anyway and then you can watch the sequel series . . . "World without End" which is also very good. There is a third book in the Ken Follet "cathedral" series but it doesn't have a TV adaptation as of yet.
"Pillars of the Earth" is a cable TV adaptation of the historical war ~ "The Infamy" that serves as the inspiration for GRRM's Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon ~
The recently departed Donald Sutherland stars in this masterpiece in one of his better roles as a Lord and knight. Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne also plays a key role as does Rufus Sewell, Tony Currran, Ian McShane, David Oakes and Hayley Atwell. If medieval fiction is your fix . . . check this out and its sequel series ~ "World without End":
Blood and Violence, Lust and Passion, Betrayal and Opportunism all abound as well as naturally-beautiful women in plot-integrated scenes of lust or love in these mini-series by Tandem Productions.
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