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Inside Game of Thrones

Episode 1 · 11 min · Air Date Dec 05, 2010

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A short look into the film-making process for the production Game of Thrones

15-Minute Preview

Episode 2 · 15 min · Air Date Apr 03, 2011

7.2

An approximately 15-minute preview of the first episode of Game of Thrones.

Making Game of Thrones

Episode 3 · 30 min · Air Date Apr 07, 2011

7.3

An exclusive 30-minute feature including never-before-seen footage from the set and interviews from the cast and crew.

El Juego Comienza

Episode 4 · 60 min · Air Date Apr 10, 2011

5.0

A spanish "Canal +`" production with interviews to some famous spanish movie directors like Alex de La Iglesia and extracts from last special "Making Game Of Thrones"

2011 Comic Con Panel

Episode 5 · 60 min · Air Date Jul 21, 2011

6.4

No episode overview available.

You Win or You Die

Episode 6 · 22 min · Air Date Mar 24, 2012

5.0

A prequel to Game of Thrones Season 2 which recaps on the first season and gives insight into what's to come.

Ice and Fire: A Foreshadowing

Episode 9 · 14 min · Air Date Feb 09, 2014

6.4

Take a look back and a look forward to the fourth season of the hit HBO series, the show features clips from upcoming episodes, behind the scenes footage, interviews with talent, and cast members' answers to questions posed by fans.

The Politics of Power: A Look Back at Season 3

Episode 10 · 25 min · Air Date Mar 12, 2014

5.8

Relive every thrilling, dramatic and tragic highlight from Season 3 of "Game of Thrones" in this comprehensive featurette. From Daenerys building a slave army to the infamous Red Wedding, not a detail is missed as recalled by the stars of the hit HBO series.

A Day in the Life

Episode 11 · 26 min · Air Date Feb 08, 2015

6.9

The 30-minute special documents one epic day of production as tackled by hundreds of crew members across three countries. In addition to a behind-the-scenes look at the action in Dubrovnik, Croatia, Belfast, Northern Ireland and Seville, Spain, the preview includes several never-before-seen features.

The Story So Far (2015)

Episode 12 · 60 min · Air Date Mar 16, 2015

6.7

Ahead of the eagerly-anticipated fifth season, we bring you up tp speed with the events of the epic fantasy drama to date. And to help the uninitiated ease into the wild world of Westeros, here's a beginner's guide to the fantasy epic.

World Premiere

Episode 13 · 60 min · Air Date Mar 19, 2015

5.0

See the stars of Game of Thrones arrive at the Tower of London for the world premiere of the hit show's fifth season. Sue Perkins and Jamie East host.

Red Nose Day 'Game Of Thrones' Musical

Episode 14 · 60 min · Air Date May 22, 2015

4.5

“George R.R. Martin meets Chris Martin – what could go wrong?” That’s Emilia Clarke in the epic, 12-minute video for Coldplay’s totally fake Game of Thrones musical, right before she rips into a song called “Rastafarian Targaryen.” Here’s a sample lyric: “Call me Daenerys Targaryen when you want to reach me, and if you feel the love then you can call me Khalessi.” The sketch, part of Red Nose Day, includes cast members Kit Harington, Peter Dinklage, John Bradley, Rose Leslie, Charlotte Pope, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Alfie Allen and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who performs a piano ballad called “Closer to Home” to a photo of Lena Headey as Cersei. (“Are you thinking about Joffrey? Such a spirited lad. I was his uncle, I was also his dad.”)

The Story So Far (2016)

Episode 15 · 60 min · Air Date Apr 20, 2016

5.0

Ahead of Season 6 of the epic saga, this special will bring viewers up to speed on the gripping storylines and compelling characters from the first five seasons. Writers and stars of the show give viewers an insight into key events of each season and explain the intrigues and power struggles at work in the lands of Westeros and beyond.

The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 1 & 2

Episode 16 · 60 min · Air Date Aug 01, 2016

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The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 1 & 2

The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 3 & 4

Episode 17 · 60 min · Air Date Aug 01, 2016

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The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 3 & 4

The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 5 & 6

Episode 18 · 60 min · Air Date Aug 01, 2016

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The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 5 & 6

The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 7 & 8

Episode 19 · 60 min · Air Date Aug 01, 2016

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The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 7 & 8

The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 9 & 10

Episode 20 · 60 min · Air Date Aug 01, 2016

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The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 9 & 10

Anatomy of A Scene: The Battle of Winterfell

Episode 21 · 60 min · Air Date Jun 19, 2016

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Anatomy of A Scene: The Battle of Winterfell

2016 Comic Con Panel

Episode 22 · 60 min · Air Date Jul 22, 2016

5.0

2016 Comic Con Panel

18 Hours at the Paint Hall

Episode 23 · 28 min · Air Date Jul 03, 2016

5.0

Take an inside look at an action-packed day inside the main production complex for ‘Game of Thrones’ in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The Story So Far (2017)

Episode 24 · 60 min · Air Date Jul 13, 2017

5.0

Ahead of the season seven premiere, get up to speed on all the action in Game of Thrones with this re-cap of the story so far.

2017 Comic Con Panel

Episode 25 · 60 min · Air Date Jul 21, 2017

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2017 Comic Con Panel

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 1

Episode 26 · 6 min · Air Date Aug 01, 2017

5.0

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 1

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 2

Episode 27 · 5 min · Air Date Aug 01, 2017

5.0

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 2

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 3

Episode 28 · 4 min · Air Date Aug 01, 2017

5.0

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 3

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 4

Episode 29 · 6 min · Air Date Aug 06, 2017

5.0

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 4

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 5

Episode 30 · 5 min · Air Date Aug 13, 2017

5.0

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 5

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 6

Episode 31 · 5 min · Air Date Aug 20, 2017

5.0

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 6

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 7

Episode 32 · 9 min · Air Date Aug 28, 2017

5.0

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 7

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 1

Episode 33 · 14 min · Air Date Aug 28, 2017

5.0

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 1

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 2

Episode 34 · 60 min · Air Date Sep 07, 2017

5.0

Go inside the brutal battle between Greyjoy fleets with this clip from the latest episode of the 7-part behind-the-scenes series, The Game Revealed.

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 3

Episode 35 · 60 min · Air Date Sep 11, 2017

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The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 3

Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

Episode 36 · 45 min · Air Date Dec 12, 2017

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The story of the Targaryen Conquest which first unified the Seven Kingdoms, nearly 300 years before the War of the Five Kings, including the founding of King's Landing and creation of the Iron Throne.

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 4

Episode 37 · 60 min · Air Date Sep 18, 2017

5.0

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 4

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 5

Episode 38 · 60 min · Air Date Sep 25, 2017

5.0

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 5

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 6

Episode 39 · 60 min · Air Date Oct 02, 2017

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The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 6

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 7

Episode 40 · 60 min · Air Date Oct 09, 2017

5.0

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 7

60 Minutes Profile

Episode 42 · 60 min · Air Date Apr 14, 2019

5.0

60 Minutes Profile

The Story So Far (2018)

Episode 43 · 60 min · Air Date Apr 13, 2019

5.0

Catch up on all seven seasons of the global phenomenon that is Game of Thrones as fans and cast members take you through the story so far.

The Cast Remembers

Episode 44 · 10 min · Air Date Apr 08, 2019

5.0

First days on set, favorite costumes and scenes they'll never forget: the actors look back on filming eight seasons of Game of Thrones.

The Game Revealed: Season 8 Episode 1

Episode 45 · 18 min · Air Date Apr 15, 2019

6.5

"This is the last time we're ever going to be doing this."

Inside the Episode: Season 8 Episode 1

Episode 46 · 7 min · Air Date Apr 14, 2019

6.5

The producers and writers of Game of Thrones give behind-the-scenes insight into the first episode from the final season of the fantasy epic. (S8, ep 1)

The Game Revealed: Season 8 Episode 2

Episode 47 · 20 min · Air Date Apr 22, 2019

6.5

The Game Revealed: Season 8 Episode 2

Inside the Episode: Season 8 Episode 2

Episode 48 · 8 min · Air Date Apr 21, 2019

6.0

Inside the Episode: Season 8 Episode 2

The Game Revealed: Season 8 Episode 3

Episode 49 · 41 min · Air Date Apr 29, 2019

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The cast and crew sheds light on the extraordinary 11-week night shoot that culminated in the longest Game of Thrones episode to date.

Inside the Episode: Season 8 Episode 3

Episode 50 · 11 min · Air Date Apr 28, 2019

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Series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss examine the episode's wins and losses.

The Game Revealed: Season 8 Episode 4

Episode 51 · 19 min · Air Date May 05, 2019

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The Game Revealed: Season 8 Episode 4

Inside the Episode: Season 8 Episode 4

Episode 52 · 9 min · Air Date May 05, 2019

5.0

Inside the Episode: Season 8 Episode 4

The Game Revealed: Season 8 Episode 5

Episode 53 · 35 min · Air Date May 13, 2019

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The Game Revealed: Season 8 Episode 5

Inside the Episode: Season 8 Episode 5

Episode 54 · 10 min · Air Date May 13, 2019

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Inside the Episode: Season 8 Episode 5

Histories & Lore: The Children of the Forest, the First Men, and the Andals

Episode 56 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

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Bran Stark recounts the legends surrounding the mysterious Children of the Forest and their wars against the First Men and the Andals.

Histories & Lore: The Age of Heroes

Episode 57 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

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Bran Stark recounts the stories of legendary figures of several of the seven independent kingdoms that existed prior to the War of Conquest.

Histories & Lore: The Old Gods and the New

Episode 58 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.5

Catelyn and Bran Stark discuss the worship of the Old Gods of the Forest and the Seven in Westeros.

Histories & Lore: The History of the Night's Watch (Jeor Mormont)

Episode 59 · 5 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

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Jeor Mormont discusses the earliest days, structure and duty of the Night's Watch.

Histories & Lore: The History of the Night's Watch (Maester Luwin)

Episode 60 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.5

Maester Luwin details the steady decline that the Night's Watch has suffered with the passage of time.

Histories & Lore: The History of the Night's Watch (Tywin Lannister)

Episode 61 · 2 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

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Tywin Lannister mocks the faded glory of the Night's Watch and questions the need for the order.

Histories & Lore: The Order of the Maesters

Episode 62 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.5

Maester Luwin explains the role and function of the Order of Maesters in the Seven Kingdoms as well as studies aspiring Maesters undergo.

Histories & Lore: Valyria and the Dragons

Episode 63 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.5

Viserys Targaryen recounts the history of Valyria from its rise to becoming the greatest civilization the world has ever seen to its destruction in the Doom.

Histories & Lore: The Field of Fire (Viserys Targaryen)

Episode 64 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.5

Viserys Targaryen reflects on the victory which secured Aegon I Targaryen's domination of the Seven Kingdoms.

Histories & Lore: The Field of Fire (Robb Stark)

Episode 65 · 2 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.0

Robb Stark recalls how Aegon the Conqueror forced the lords of Westeros into submission with his brutal victory on the Field of Fire.

Histories & Lore: Mad King Aerys (Robert Baratheon)

Episode 66 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

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Robert Baratheon reflects on the actions of King Aerys II Targaryen and his son Rhaegar leading to his rebellion.

Histories & Lore: Mad King Aerys (Maester Luwin)

Episode 67 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.5

Maester Luwin looks back on Prince Rhaegar's capture of Lyanna Stark and the horrific injustice inflicted on House Stark by the Mad King Aerys.

Histories & Lore: Mad King Aerys (Tywin Lannister)

Episode 68 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.5

Tywin Lannister reminisces on the collapse of his alliance with Aerys as the latter descended further and further into madness.

Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Robert Baratheon)

Episode 69 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.5

Robert Baratheon reminisces on his glorious victories against the supporters of the Mad King Aerys II Targaryen.

Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Viserys Targaryen)

Episode 70 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

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Viserys Targaryen bitterly recalls the treachery of the Usurper Robert Baratheon putting an end to the Targaryen dynasty.

Histories & Lore: The Sack of King's Landing (Viserys Targaryen)

Episode 71 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

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Viserys Targaryen bitterly recounts Tywin Lannister's treachery bringing down the Targaryen dynasty.

Histories & Lore: The Sack of King's Landing (Robert Baratheon)

Episode 72 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.5

Robert Baratheon reflects on his victory over the Targaryen dynasty and the necessity for the death of Rhaegar Targaryen's children.

Histories & Lore: The Sack of King's Landing (Maester Luwin)

Episode 73 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.5

Maester Luwin details the downfall of the Mad King and the death of the royal family, as well as how it impacted those who won the war.

Histories & Lore: The Sack of King's Landing (Tywin Lannister)

Episode 74 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.5

Tywin Lannister reminisces on the part he played in defeating the Targaryens and the rewards his family reaped for it.

Histories & Lore: House Stark

Episode 75 · 2 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

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Bran and Robb Stark discuss House Stark's reign as the Kings of Winter before kneeling to Aegon the Conqueror.

Histories & Lore: House Lannister

Episode 76 · 4 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.5

Tywin Lannister recalls how House Lannister survived and rose to prominence through cunning.

Histories & Lore: House Targaryen

Episode 77 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.5

Viserys Targaryen recounts the conquest of House Targaryen and its ruling of the Seven Kingdoms before being brought down by the treacherous Usurper Robert Baratheon.

Histories & Lore: House Baratheon

Episode 78 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.5

Robert Baratheon recalls the victories that led to House Baratheon cementing themselves as one of the greatest houses in Westeros.

Histories & Lore: House Arryn

Episode 79 · 2 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.5

Catelyn Stark speaks of the origins of House Arryn and the conquest of the Vale during the Andal Invasion and its role in Robert's Rebellion.

Histories & Lore: The Greyjoy Rebellion (Robb Stark)

Episode 80 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.7

Robb Stark reminisces about his father going to war to put an end to Balon Greyjoy's rebellion and the impact it had on his family.

Histories & Lore: The Greyjoy Rebellion (Theon Greyjoy)

Episode 81 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.5

Theon Greyjoy reflects on his father's failed rebellion and the penalties his family suffered as a result of it.

Histories & Lore: The Greyjoy Rebellion (Stannis Baratheon)

Episode 82 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.5

Stannis Baratheon recounts serving under his brother Robert when Balon Greyjoy rebelled against the Iron Throne, as well as how he would have done things differently had he been king.

Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Stannis Baratheon)

Episode 83 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.5

Stannis Baratheon reflects on his brother Robert's rebellion against the Mad King Aerys II Targaryen and his own part in it, as well as his bitterness for not being justly rewarded.

Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Davos Seaworth)

Episode 84 · 5 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

7.0

Davos Seaworth recounts his lowly beginnings and days as a smuggler as well as the event that brought him into the service of Stannis Baratheon.

Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Margaery Tyrell)

Episode 85 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.5

Margaery Tyrell details House Tyrell's loyalty to House Targaryen before the rebellion and to House Baratheon afterwards.

Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Catelyn Stark)

Episode 86 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.5

Catelyn Stark reminisces on the rebellion and how it affected the family she was born into as well as the one she married into.

Histories & Lore: House Tyrell

Episode 87 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.5

Margaery Tyrell details House Tyrell's history serving under House Gardener before the War of Conquest and House Targaryen afterwards, before surrendering to Robert Baratheon after he defeated the Targaryen dynasty.

Histories & Lore: House Greyjoy

Episode 88 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.5

Theon and Yara Greyjoy divulge the history of the ironborn and how House Greyjoy became the dominant family of the Iron Islands.

Histories & Lore: House Clegane

Episode 89 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.5

Sandor Clegane recounts House Clegane's humble beginnings, as well as how he and his brother Gregor became two of the most infamous killers in Westeros.

Histories & Lore: The Free Folk

Episode 90 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.0

Ygritte discusses the history and culture of the Free Folk in comparison to that of the inhabitants of the Seven Kingdoms.

Histories & Lore: The Night's Watch

Episode 91 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

7.0

Ygritte recites the history of the Night's Watch and their oppression of the Free Folk.

Histories & Lore: Dragonstone

Episode 92 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.5

Stannis Baratheon recounts the history of the island Dragonstone, from the landing of the Targaryens to his own unwanted ruling of it.

Histories & Lore: Harrenhal

Episode 93 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.5

Catelyn Stark details the rise and fall of the supposedly impenetrable fortress Harrenhal and the terrifying legends that have plagued its ruins ever since.

Histories & Lore: The Free Cities

Episode 94 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.5

Jorah Mormont explains the rise of the “Free Cities” of Essos in the wake of Valyria’s Doom, detailing how the cities differ and what one can expect to find in each one.

Histories & Lore: Qarth

Episode 95 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.0

Xaro Xhoan Daxos explains Qarth’s role in Essos’ commerce, and how the merchant council known as the Thirteen rules the city to ensure it remains the greatest city that was or ever will be.

Histories & Lore: The Drowned God

Episode 96 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.0

Yara Greyjoy explains the worship of the Drowned God, His importance in the Iron Islands, and the legends of His halls beneath the waves.

Histories & Lore: The Alchemists' Guild

Episode 97 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.0

Wisdom Hallyne provides an account of the Alchemist Guild (or Pyromancers), detailing their knowledge of wildfire and how their once great influence in Westeros has faded over the years.

Histories & Lore: The Warlocks

Episode 98 · 2 min · Air Date Feb 19, 2013

6.5

Xaro Xhoan Daxos explains the mysterious order of the warlocks and their relationship with the House of the Undying, their center of power.

Histories & Lore: Old Ghis & Slaver's Bay

Episode 99 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 18, 2014

6.5

Jorah Mormont charts the rise and fall of the Ghiscari Empire, including its battles with the Valyrian Freehold and the slaver cities that carry on in the wake of its destruction.

Histories & Lore: The Unsullied

Episode 100 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 18, 2014

6.5

Jorah Mormont recounts the legendary Battle of Qohor, in which three thousand Unsullied slave-warriors held off an entire Dothraki horde outside the gates of Qohor.

Histories & Lore: House Reed

Episode 101 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 18, 2014

6.0

Meera Reed discusses the history and modern perceptions of House Reed, leaders of the crannogmen, the mysterious swamp-dwelling gatekeepers of the North.

Histories & Lore: House Bolton

Episode 102 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 18, 2014

6.0

Roose Bolton discusses the history of House Bolton, one of the great houses of the North, despite their often unsavory reputation.

Histories & Lore: House Frey

Episode 103 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 18, 2014

6.0

Catelyn Stark tracks the House Frey’s quick rise to wealth and power through control of the Crossing, as well as their current reputation under the prickly and resentful Lord Walder Frey.

Histories & Lore: House Tully

Episode 104 · 5 min · Air Date Feb 18, 2014

7.0

Brynden Tully details the history of House Tully, the noble and diplomatic Lords Paramount of the Riverlands.

Histories & Lore: The Lord of Light

Episode 105 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 18, 2014

6.5

Thoros of Myr details his personal history as a follower of the Lord of Light, from his skeptical youth in Myr, to his visions in the flames that have made him a believer.

Histories & Lore: Wargs and the Sight

Episode 106 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 18, 2014

6.0

Bran Stark explains the legendary abilities of warging and the Sight, skills that, although innate to the mythical Children of the Forest, only present themselves in modern men on rare occasion.

Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Petyr Baelish and Varys)

Episode 107 · 5 min · Air Date Feb 18, 2014

6.0

Petyr Baelish and Varys debate the ramifications of Robert Baratheon’s rebellion against the Mad King Aerys II Targaryen, and its impact on the realm.

Histories & Lore: The Red Keep

Episode 108 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 18, 2014

6.0

Joffrey Baratheon reveals the history and structure of the Red Keep, the main fortress of King’s Landing, from its construction by the Targaryens, to its hidden lower dungeons.

Histories & Lore: The North

Episode 109 · 5 min · Air Date Feb 18, 2014

6.5

Jon Snow describes the vast, cold and unforgiving North, which stretches from the Neck to the Wall, and has served as the barrier between the Seven Kingdoms and the horrors beyond the Wall for thousands of years.

Histories & Lore: The Reach

Episode 110 · 5 min · Air Date Feb 18, 2014

6.5

Margaery Tyrell discusses the history, customs, and noble houses of the Reach, the fertile region known for chivalry, knightly tournaments, farms, and vineyards.

Histories & Lore: The Riverlands

Episode 111 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 18, 2014

7.5

Brynden Tully recounts the history of the Riverlands, one of the most desirable-and most fought over-regions in the Seven Kingdoms.

Histories & Lore: The Stormlands

Episode 112 · 5 min · Air Date Feb 18, 2014

6.0

Brienne of Tarth recounts the tumultuous history of the Stormlands, from the constant battles waged by the Storm Kings, to the relative peace under Targaryen rule, to Robert’s Rebellion.

Histories & Lore: The Westerlands

Episode 113 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 18, 2014

6.5

Tywin Lannister reveals the history of the Westerlands, and the true strength behind the richest region of the Seven Kingdoms; House Lannister.

Histories & Lore: The Vale

Episode 114 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 18, 2014

6.0

Petyr Baelish delves into the history of the Vale, from its mythical beginnings to the impregnable Eyrie, the noble House Arryn, and the unpredictable Hill Tribes.

Histories & Lore: House Martell

Episode 115 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 17, 2015

6.5

Oberyn Martell discusses the history and reputation of House Martell, the strong-willed ruling family of Dorne that refused to join the Seven Kingdoms for centuries.

Histories & Lore: House Baelish

Episode 116 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 17, 2015

6.5

Petyr Baelish explains how, despite humble beginnings, House Baelish has rapidly risen to power, thanks mostly to his own wit and ambition.

Histories & Lore: Dragons

Episode 117 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 17, 2015

6.5

Grand Maester Pycelle recounts the mysterious origins, magical powers, and inexplicable downfall of history's last generation of dragons.

Histories & Lore: Poisons

Episode 118 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 17, 2015

6.0

Oberyn Martell explains the sources, surreptitious uses, and lethal effects of the many poisons circulating throughout Westeros and Essos.

Histories & Lore: The Bastards of Westeros

Episode 119 · 2 min · Air Date Feb 17, 2015

6.0

Ellaria Sand explains the shame cast upon bastards throughout much of Westeros, and how these unwanted children can tear families and kingdoms apart.

Histories & Lore: The Iron Bank of Braavos

Episode 120 · 2 min · Air Date Feb 17, 2015

6.5

Tycho Nestoris reveals the history behind the legendary Iron Bank of Braavos, an institution renowned for its economic power and formidable reputation.

Histories & Lore: Sellswords & Hedge Knights

Episode 121 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 17, 2015

6.0

Bronn describes the unique profession and skill of the sellsword, as well as the debatable merits of the hedge knight.

Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Oberyn Martell)

Episode 122 · 5 min · Air Date Feb 17, 2015

6.5

Oberyn Martell reveals the Dornish perspective of Robert's Rebellion - or the War of the Usurper as they call it - including the murder of his sister, Elia Martell, during the sack of King's Landing.

Histories & Lore: The Wall

Episode 123 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 17, 2015

6.5

Samwell Tarly explains the impressive construction and function of the Wall, including its natural defenses against wildling attempts to scale, breach, and circumnavigate it.

Histories & Lore: The Nations of the North

Episode 124 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 17, 2015

6.0

Tormund Giantsbane describes the varied clans of Free Folk living beyond the Wall, from Thenns to the Hornfoots to the Giants, all of whom Mance Rayder has rallied to his cause.

Histories & Lore: The Kingsguard (Jaime Lannister)

Episode 125 · 4 min · Air Date Feb 17, 2015

6.0

Jaime Lannister details the heroes and storied triumphs of the Kingsguard believed to be the most honorable knights in the realm.

Histories & Lore: The Kingsguard (Bronn)

Episode 126 · 2 min · Air Date Feb 17, 2015

6.5

Bronn sheds some light on the unfavorable moments from the Kingsguard's history, including their blind loyalty for less-than-honorable kings.

Histories & Lore: The Maester's Chain

Episode 127 · 2 min · Air Date Feb 17, 2015

6.0

Qyburn explains the significance of the Maester's Chain, a symbolic ornament earned by students of The Citadel, with each link representing the mastery of a different subject.

Histories & Lore: The Death of Kings

Episode 128 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 17, 2015

6.0

Varys tracks the lives and all too common deaths of the Kings of Westeros over the years, proving that the Iron Throne is truly an uncomfortable seat to hold.

Histories & Lore: Valyrian Steel

Episode 129 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 17, 2015

6.5

Jorah Mormont details the mysterious properties of Valyrian Steel, a metal considered magical that was used to forge the blades of the great Houses of Westeros.

Histories & Lore: Justice of the Seven Kingdoms

Episode 130 · 3 min · Air Date Feb 17, 2015

6.5

Bronn offers his view on the Seven Kingdoms' questionable methods of justice, including the dramatic trial by combat and the rarely invoked trial by Seven.

Histories & Lore: The Seven-Pointed Star

Episode 131 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 15, 2016

5.5

The High Sparrow details how "The Seven-Pointed Star" has influenced followers of the Faith of the Seven throughout the centuries.

Histories & Lore: The Faith Militant

Episode 132 · 5 min · Air Date Mar 15, 2016

6.0

The High Sparrow narrates the origins of the Faith Militant, its rebellion against House Targaryen that plunged the realm into war, and its ultimate decline and disbandment.

Histories & Lore: Volantis

Episode 133 · 4 min · Air Date Mar 15, 2016

6.0

Varys discusses the history of Volantis, the oldest of the Free Cities from its humble beginnings as the first colony of Valyria.

Histories & Lore: Braavos

Episode 134 · 6 min · Air Date Mar 15, 2016

6.5

Tycho Nestoris explains the history behind the beautiful city of Braavos, from the Titan who inhabits the harbor, to the world-renowned swordsmanship of the city's "bravos."

Histories & Lore: The Faceless Men

Episode 135 · 2 min · Air Date Mar 15, 2016

6.0

Tycho Nestoris discusses the mysterious guild of assassins known as the Faceless Men.

Histories & Lore: Winterfell

Episode 136 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 15, 2016

6.0

Roose Bolton gives his views on Winterfell and how the House Bolton influenced its creation and expansion before seizing it.

Histories & Lore: The Lord Commanders

Episode 137 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 15, 2016

6.0

Acting Lord Commander Alliser Thorne talks about the purpose of the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, how he is chosen, and recalls some of the more noteworthy Lord Commanders, who made history through their folly.

Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Barristan Selmy)

Episode 138 · 6 min · Air Date Mar 15, 2016

6.5

Barristan Selmy recounts how he was named to the Kingsguard, saw King Aerys descend into madness but revered Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. Barristan describes the fateful Tourney at Harrenhal, the ensuing War of the Five Kings, and how he fought beside Rhaegar at the Battle of the Trident where he was killed.

Histories & Lore: Dorne

Episode 139 · 4 min · Air Date Mar 15, 2016

6.5

Ellaria Sand narrates a brief history of Dorne from the migration of the First Men to the present day.

Histories & Lore: The Fighting Pits of Meereen

Episode 140 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 15, 2016

6.0

Daario Naharis describes the history of the fighting pits of Meereen, the different types of fights that occur there, and the lives that the more-skilled fighters lead.

Histories & Lore: The River Rhoyne

Episode 141 · 4 min · Air Date Mar 15, 2016

6.0

Varys talks about the Rhoyne, the largest river of Essos, and the people who originally inhabited it, the Rhoynar, and the war they fought against the Dragonlords.

Histories & Lore: The Many-Faced God

Episode 142 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 15, 2016

5.5

A man known as "Jaqen H'ghar" discusses the Many-Faced God, the syncretic god of death worshiped by the cult of assassins known as the Faceless Men.

Histories & Lore: Greyscale and the Stone Men

Episode 143 · 2 min · Air Date Mar 15, 2016

6.0

Qyburn discusses the dreaded plague known as Greyscale, and its advanced victims known as "Stone Men".

Histories & Lore: The Great Masters of Meereen

Episode 144 · 3 min · Air Date Mar 15, 2016

6.0

Missandei of Naath discusses the self-styled "Great Masters", the powerful aristocratic slaver families that rule over Meereen, the largest city in Slaver's Bay.

The Dance of Dragons

Episode 145 · 21 min · Air Date Mar 15, 2016

6.5

The great Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons is discussed by Shireen Baratheon, Viserys Targaryen, Oberyn Martell, Robert Baratheon, Catelyn Stark, and Joffrey Baratheon.

Histories & Lore: The Old Way

Episode 146 · 5 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

6.0

Euron Greyjoy remembers the origins of the Old Way of the Ironborn in their days of glory, and how a brutal and bloody leader tried to recover it during the Dance of the Dragons.

Histories & Lore: The Kingsmoot

Episode 147 · 4 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

5.5

Euron Greyjoy discusses the origins of the tradition of the Kingsmoot, and he names the most famous and bloodthirsty kings named under this tradition.

Histories & Lore: The Summer Sea

Episode 148 · 5 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

5.5

Euron Greyjoy outlines the cultures and peoples he has witnessed in his travels and incursions for the Summer Sea.

Histories & Lore: The War of the Ninepenny Kings

Episode 149 · 3 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

6.5

Brother Ray recounts the War of the Ninepenny Kings from the perspective of a peasant who was recruited by his Lord as a soldier, with all the sufferings and tragedies that this meant for his life.

Histories & Lore: The Great Tourney at Harrenhal

Episode 150 · 7 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

6.0

Meera Reed tells the story that her father told her during her childhood about the infamous tournament at Harrenhal, the biggest tournament in Westeros' history, in which a mysterious knight tested the honor of the great Lords.

Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Jaime Lannister)

Episode 151 · 7 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

6.0

Jaime Lannister looks back on his appointment as a brother of the Kingsguard, with all the secret interests involved, and how it led to his infamous participation in the end of the Robert's Rebellion.

Histories & Lore: Vaes Dothrak

Episode 152 · 4 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

6.0

Jorah Mormont explains the structure and places of interest of Vaes Dothrak, the vast capital of Dothraki people, and mentions some of the rituals practiced there by the Dosh khaleen.

Histories & Lore: The Dothraki

Episode 153 · 5 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

6.0

Jorah Mormont details the history of the first major migration of the Dothraki after the Doom of Valyria towards Central Essos, and how the newly invaded invaders destroyed the civilizations of what would later become the Dothraki Sea.

Histories & Lore: Northern Allegiances to House Stark

Episode 154 · 5 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

6.5

Sansa Stark recounts the history of the North, of how it was once unified by the House Stark, of how its principal noble houses swore loyalty to them, and how they guaranteed its independence from the Andals, while she prepares herself from the Wall to confront those who now govern it.

Histories & Lore: Children of the Forest vs. the First Men

Episode 155 · 5 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

6.5

The Three-Eyed Raven recounts the wars between the Children of the Forest and the First Men, and how they led to the conflict now threatening Westeros.

Histories & Lore: The Brotherhood Without Banners

Episode 156 · 4 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

6.0

Thoros of Myr explains the origin that led to the conformation of the Brotherhood Without Banners, and how it assumed the mission of protecting the smallfolk.

Histories & Lore: Oldtown

Episode 157 · 6 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

6.0

Grand Maester Pycelle and Qyburn debate the records and theories about the history of Oldtown, the oldest city of Westeros, the noble house that governs it and the Citadel, the refuge and home of the noble order of the Maesters

Histories & Lore: House Dayne

Episode 158 · 5 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

6.0

The young Eddard Stark recounts the history of House Dayne, the former kings and lords of Starfall, and how they have been linked to their legendary sword Dawn, especially his last and greatest bearer, Arthur Dayne, the Sword of the Morning.

Histories & Lore: The Little Birds

Episode 159 · 4 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

6.0

Varys recounts his own origins, and how he created his network of spies he calls his little birds.

Histories & Lore: The Knights of the Vale

Episode 160 · 6 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

6.5

Petyr Baelish highlights on arrival at the first of the Andals invaders who went on to become the great knights of the Vale of Arryn.

Histories & Lore: House Tarly

Episode 161 · 5 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

6.5

Randyll Tarly reflects on the history of House Tarly, and his own story with his eldest son Samwell.

Histories & Lore: Riverrun

Episode 162 · 4 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

6.0

Brynden Tully details the history of Riverrun, the ancestral castle of the House Tully , and the strengths that have allowed it to resist millennia of wars.

Histories & Lore: The Great Sept of Baelor

Episode 163 · 5 min · Air Date Nov 15, 2016

6.0

The High Sparrow recounts the history of the Great Sept of Baelor, the largest Sept of the Faith of the Seven, and the pious King who built it, Baelor the Blessed.

Histories & Lore: The Dragonpit

Episode 164 · 4 min · Air Date Dec 12, 2017

6.0

Varys and Qyburn recall the era when Targaryen dragons were housed in King's Landing.

Histories & Lore: The Citadel

Episode 165 · 3 min · Air Date Dec 12, 2017

6.0

Samwell Tarly tells the history of the Citadel, the center of learning where maesters earn their chains.

Histories & Lore: Casterly Rock

Episode 166 · 4 min · Air Date Dec 12, 2017

6.5

Jaime Lannister recounts the founding of his ancestral home, Casterly Rock.

Histories & Lore: Highgarden

Episode 167 · 4 min · Air Date Dec 12, 2017

6.0

Randyll Tarly describes the battles, marriages, and alliances surrounding Highgarden, the seat of House Tyrell.

Histories & Lore: The Golden Company

Episode 168 · 3 min · Air Date Dec 12, 2017

6.0

Jorah Mormont explains the history of the Golden Company - a band of mercenaries who have built their reputation on never having lost a battle.

Histories & Lore: Prophecies of the Known World

Episode 169 · 5 min · Air Date Dec 12, 2017

6.5

Samwell Tarly enumerates on the roles prophecies play in Westeros and Essos alike.

Histories & Lore: The Hand of the King

Episode 170 · 4 min · Air Date Dec 12, 2017

6.0

Petyr Baelish details the successes and failures of past Hands of the King.

Histories & Lore: The Rains of Castamere

Episode 171 · 6 min · Air Date Dec 12, 2017

6.5

Jaime Lannister provides the gruesome backstory surrounding "The Rains of Castamere."

Histories & Lore: King's Landing

Episode 172 · 3 min · Air Date Dec 03, 2019

6.0

Varys explains the origins and the workings of King's Landing.

Histories & Lore: The Greyjoy Rebellion (Jaime Lannister and Euron Greyjoy)

Episode 173 · 6 min · Air Date Dec 03, 2019

6.0

Jaime Lannister and Euron Greyjoy argue their perspectives of the Greyjoy Rebellion.

Histories & Lore: The Blackfyres

Episode 174 · 6 min · Air Date Dec 03, 2019

6.0

Varys explains the backstory of House Blackfyre.

Histories & Lore: The South

Episode 175 · 3 min · Air Date Dec 03, 2019

6.0

Tormund shares the Free Folks' perspective of Westeros south of The Wall and its inhabitants.

Histories & Lore: The Defiance of Duskendale

Episode 176 · 6 min · Air Date Dec 03, 2019

6.0

Varys explains the details of the Defiance of Duskendale and how this event forever changed Aerys II Targaryen for the worse.

Histories & Lore: Maegor the Cruel

Episode 177 · 6 min · Air Date Dec 03, 2019

6.0

Varys recounts the terrifying history of Maegor Targaryen, also known as "Maegor the Cruel".

The Real History Behind Game of Thrones (Part 1)

Episode 178 · 18 min · Air Date Mar 14, 2016

7.0

Watch historians, along with George R. R. Martin, explore the interweaving inspirations of the actual players in the era known as "The Wars of the Roses" and other historical events in this two-part series.

The Real History Behind Game of Thrones (Part 2)

Episode 179 · 22 min · Air Date Mar 14, 2016

7.0

Creating the show open

Episode 180 · 5 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.3

Deep insights into the creation of the opening credits for Game of Thrones, which was awarded the Emmy.

From the book to the screen

Episode 181 · 5 min · Air Date Mar 05, 2012

6.0

Executive producers David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, as well as author George R.R. Martin talk about the great challenge of bringing Martin's epic fantasy books to life on HBO.