Some of these characters were related to former regents, but weren't necessarily interested in sitting on the throne, while ...

Robert Baratheon is the king when Game of Thrones opens, but multiple Great Houses of Westeros overthrow King Aerys II Targaryen during Robert's Rebellion. That raises questions about why Robert ...

That kicked off a war for succession that involved everyone related to Robert. His named heir was Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson), officially the king’s son, but Ned Stark (Sean Bean ...

He’s the middle Baratheon: the younger to King Robert and the older to Renly, and if one word could describe his relationship with his brothers, it’d be resentment. He resents Robert for ...

Sneering at the people’s will. Concocting success stories. There you have the administration of Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott to a T. The mayor is a throwback to the young King Joffrey I ...

We all know that Game of Thrones character Gendry (Joe Dempsie) is the son of fallen King Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy), making him a true (bastard) heir to the Iron Throne. It’s one of the ...

As it turns out, these events were foreshadowed all the way back in the first season by King Robert Baratheon, the man who killed Daenerys’ brother Rhaegar in battle and took the crown during ...

After Robert dies in season one, Gendry leaves King's Landing to escape an upcoming purge of Baratheon bastards, though he isn't aware of it at the time. He plans to join the Night's Watch but is ...

He may have felt slighted by Robert after the rebellion, but does he bitch about it and start another war? No. Stannis only goes after the throne after Ned sends word he is next in line. A king ...

This was the query central to HBO’s Game of Thrones. The series opens with King Robert Baratheon I (Mark Addy) atop the iron chair and then cycles through many more monarchs on the way to ...