Except that the Heptarchy were East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria (Bernicia, Deira), Sussex, Wessex (I know it's true because wikipedia http://en.wik

Except that the Heptarchy were East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria (Bernicia, Deira), Sussex, Wessex (I know it's true because wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptarchy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptarchy told me ;-) But yeah, Lancaster->Lannister seemed like a good hint that the War of the Roses was the template for this dynastic struggle.