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 ...

With so many Game of Thrones characters inspired by real history, it's time to look at Robert Baratheon. If it wasn't for him ...

A huge number of characters have died in “Game of Thrones,” and it’s left the great house of King Robert Baratheon nearly wiped out. HBO. Phil Hornshaw. July 2, 2017 @ 12:50 PM.

Over on MadArtLab, a PhD student in genetics, Elizabeth Finn, did the math, so to speak, and could not conclusively rule out that Joffrey (or in fact, all three Baratheon siblings) were not Robert ...

It was a much simpler time when then-King Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy) told his Hand-to-be Eddard Stark (Sean Bean) in Game of Thrones' inaugural episode, "We were meant to rule together. If your ...

Game of Thrones began way back in Season 1 with the game seemingly set to be played between the four major noble houses of Westeros: Baratheon, Stark, Lannister, and Targaryen. Surprisingly ...

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We all remember Game of Thrones' Robert Baratheon, the jolly but mean-spirited king whose love of wine eventually played a part in his death. (Spoiler alert — his own wife, Cersei, poisoned him ...

According to the theory posted on Reddit, the “curse of Robert Baratheon” started in Season 1, Episode 1 when Robert and his royal entourage first arrive at Winterfell.All of the Starks are ...

Robert Baratheon began Game of Thrones on the Iron Throne - but he didn't get to stay there. Mark Addy reminisces on the tragic reign of King Robert in Part 1 of our retrospective series, "When I ...

Everyone is mad at Stannis Baratheon after Sunday’s episode of Game of Thrones, and it’s no wonder why. Stannis put his aspirations for the Iron Throne above everything else he holds dear when ...