House of the Dragon doesn’t try to replicate the magic of Game of Thrones but quietly rewires it. At first glance, both shows ...

It is the hit fantasy series that Scotland famously lost out on due to the lack of a proper film studio. A leading writer and historian who has immersed himself in the best-selling books and ...

The use of the name actually pre-dates the family’s time in Westeros – Aegon the Conqueror’s great-grandfather was called it – but it is with the Conqueror that the trend really begins. He was the ...

One of the biggest backstories that loomed over Game of Thrones from the very beginning was the story of “The Mad King,” Aerys II Targaryen (son of Aegon “Egg” V Targaryen) and the last of the dynasty ...