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    ‘Game of Thrones’ Naked Shaming Cersei Scene: It’s Not Just Fantasy, but History (Guest Blog)

    By Larissa Tracy | June 15, 2015 @ 8:11 AM

    Guest contributor Larissa Tracy explains how the very public punishment of Lena Headey’s Cersei Lannister in the season 5 finale of “Game of Thrones” has its roots in medieval history

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Larissa Tracy

Dr. Larissa Tracy is an associate professor of medieval literature at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. She is an expert in Old and Middle English language and literature, and torture and punishment in literature of the medieval world. She co-directs a research conference in medieval studies and has published extensively on the topic. She has been featured in documentaries for the Discovery Channel and NatGeo, and has lectured internationally.
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