Brits get real-life history muddled up with fiction - as more than a third admit they know more about Game of Thrones than The Wars of the Roses.One in ten mistakenly believe Jon Snow was a real-life historical figure - while some believe King Arthur (40 percent), Robin Hood (29 percent) and Count Dracula (12 percent) all existed.Another one in 20 people thought the Lannisters and Starks (from Game of Thrones) contested the Wars of the Roses in the 15th century - not the houses of York and Lancaster.The study of 2,000 adults found seven in ten consider themselves knowledgeable about British history.But only 32 percent knew the Wars of the Roses took place during the 1400s, and just 36 percent knew that The Black Death occurred in the.
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