Sep 16, 2019
5 min read
A 15th Century Royal Mistress’s “Walk of Shame”
The Story of Edward IV’s Lover Jane Shore Inspired George R.R. Martin
In Season Five of Game of Thrones, Queen Cersei, imprisoned by a violent sect of the group Faith of the Seven, was forced to perform a Walk of Atonement, in which a “sinner” made her way a certain distance through a city stripped of all clothing, exposed to the eyes and jeers of the population.
