Specials (2010)

Episodes: 286

Star Cast:

Episodes List

Ep.1 Inside Game of Thrones

Air Date: 2010-12-05

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

Ep.2 15-Minute Preview

Air Date: 2011-04-03

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

Ep.3 Making Game of Thrones

Air Date: 2011-04-07

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

Ep.4 El Juego Comienza

Air Date: 2011-04-10

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"

Ep.5 2011 Comic Con Panel

Air Date: 2011-07-21

Ep.6 You Win or You Die

Air Date: 2012-03-24

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

Ep.9 Ice and Fire: A Foreshadowing

Air Date: 2014-02-09

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.

Ep.10 The Politics of Power: A Look Back at Season 3

Air Date: 2014-03-12

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.

Ep.11 A Day in the Life

Air Date: 2015-02-08

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.

Ep.12 The Story So Far (2015)

Air Date: 2015-03-16

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.

Ep.13 World Premiere

Air Date: 2015-03-19

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.

Ep.14 Red Nose Day 'Game Of Thrones' Musical

Air Date: 2015-05-22

“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.”)

Ep.15 The Story So Far (2016)

Air Date: 2016-04-20

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.

Ep.16 The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 1 & 2

Air Date: 2016-08-01

The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 1 & 2

Ep.17 The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 3 & 4

Air Date: 2016-08-01

The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 3 & 4

Ep.18 The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 5 & 6

Air Date: 2016-08-01

The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 5 & 6

Ep.19 The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 7 & 8

Air Date: 2016-08-01

The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 7 & 8

Ep.20 The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 9 & 10

Air Date: 2016-08-01

The Game Revealed: Season 6 Episode 9 & 10

Ep.21 Anatomy of A Scene: The Battle of Winterfell

Air Date: 2016-06-19

Anatomy of A Scene: The Battle of Winterfell

Ep.22 2016 Comic Con Panel

Air Date: 2016-07-22

2016 Comic Con Panel

Ep.23 18 Hours at the Paint Hall

Air Date: 2016-07-03

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

Ep.24 The Story So Far (2017)

Air Date: 2017-07-13

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.

Ep.25 2017 Comic Con Panel

Air Date: 2017-07-21

2017 Comic Con Panel

Ep.26 Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 1

Air Date: 2017-08-01

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 1

Ep.27 Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 2

Air Date: 2017-08-01

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 2

Ep.28 Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 3

Air Date: 2017-08-01

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 3

Ep.29 Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 4

Air Date: 2017-08-06

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 4

Ep.30 Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 5

Air Date: 2017-08-13

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 5

Ep.31 Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 6

Air Date: 2017-08-20

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 6

Ep.32 Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 7

Air Date: 2017-08-28

Inside the Episode: Season 7 Episode 7

Ep.33 The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 1

Air Date: 2017-08-28

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 1

Ep.34 The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 2

Air Date: 2017-09-07

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.

Ep.35 The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 3

Air Date: 2017-09-11

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 3

Ep.36 Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms

Air Date: 2017-12-12

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.

Ep.37 The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 4

Air Date: 2017-09-18

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 4

Ep.38 The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 5

Air Date: 2017-09-25

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 5

Ep.39 The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 6

Air Date: 2017-10-02

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 6

Ep.40 The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 7

Air Date: 2017-10-09

The Game Revealed: Season 7 Episode 7

Ep.42 60 Minutes Profile

Air Date: 2019-04-14

60 Minutes Profile

Ep.43 The Story So Far (2018)

Air Date: 2019-04-13

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.

Ep.44 The Cast Remembers

Air Date: 2019-04-08

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

Ep.45 The Game Revealed: Season 8 Episode 1

Air Date: 2019-04-15

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

Ep.46 Inside the Episode: Season 8 Episode 1

Air Date: 2019-04-14

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)

Ep.47 The Game Revealed: Season 8 Episode 2

Air Date: 2019-04-22

The Game Revealed: Season 8 Episode 2

Ep.48 Inside the Episode: Season 8 Episode 2

Air Date: 2019-04-21

Inside the Episode: Season 8 Episode 2

Ep.49 The Game Revealed: Season 8 Episode 3

Air Date: 2019-04-29

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

Ep.50 Inside the Episode: Season 8 Episode 3

Air Date: 2019-04-28

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

Ep.51 The Game Revealed: Season 8 Episode 4

Air Date: 2019-05-05

The Game Revealed: Season 8 Episode 4

Ep.52 Inside the Episode: Season 8 Episode 4

Air Date: 2019-05-05

Inside the Episode: Season 8 Episode 4

Ep.53 The Game Revealed: Season 8 Episode 5

Air Date: 2019-05-13

The Game Revealed: Season 8 Episode 5

Ep.54 Inside the Episode: Season 8 Episode 5

Air Date: 2019-05-13

Inside the Episode: Season 8 Episode 5

Ep.55 Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

Air Date: 2019-05-26

A documentary chronicling the fantasy drama’s eighth and final season. British documentarian Jeanie Finlay was embedded on the series’ set during production of the final six episodes, and the footage she captured during that time delves deep into the mud and blood to reveal the tears and triumphs involved in the challenge of bringing the fantasy world of Westeros to life in the very real studios, fields and car-parks of Northern Ireland.

Ep.56 Histories & Lore: The Children of the Forest, the First Men, and the Andals

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.57 Histories & Lore: The Age of Heroes

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.58 Histories & Lore: The Old Gods and the New

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.59 Histories & Lore: The History of the Night's Watch (Jeor Mormont)

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.60 Histories & Lore: The History of the Night's Watch (Maester Luwin)

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.61 Histories & Lore: The History of the Night's Watch (Tywin Lannister)

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.62 Histories & Lore: The Order of the Maesters

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.63 Histories & Lore: Valyria and the Dragons

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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.

Ep.64 Histories & Lore: The Field of Fire (Viserys Targaryen)

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.65 Histories & Lore: The Field of Fire (Robb Stark)

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.66 Histories & Lore: Mad King Aerys (Robert Baratheon)

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.67 Histories & Lore: Mad King Aerys (Maester Luwin)

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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.

Ep.68 Histories & Lore: Mad King Aerys (Tywin Lannister)

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.69 Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Robert Baratheon)

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.70 Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Viserys Targaryen)

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.71 Histories & Lore: The Sack of King's Landing (Viserys Targaryen)

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.72 Histories & Lore: The Sack of King's Landing (Robert Baratheon)

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.73 Histories & Lore: The Sack of King's Landing (Maester Luwin)

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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.

Ep.74 Histories & Lore: The Sack of King's Landing (Tywin Lannister)

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.75 Histories & Lore: House Stark

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.76 Histories & Lore: House Lannister

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.77 Histories & Lore: House Targaryen

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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.

Ep.78 Histories & Lore: House Baratheon

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.79 Histories & Lore: House Arryn

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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.

Ep.80 Histories & Lore: The Greyjoy Rebellion (Robb Stark)

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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.

Ep.81 Histories & Lore: The Greyjoy Rebellion (Theon Greyjoy)

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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

Ep.82 Histories & Lore: The Greyjoy Rebellion (Stannis Baratheon)

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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.

Ep.83 Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Stannis Baratheon)

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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.

Ep.84 Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Davos Seaworth)

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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.

Ep.85 Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Margaery Tyrell)

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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

Ep.86 Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Catelyn Stark)

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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

Ep.87 Histories & Lore: House Tyrell

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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.

Ep.88 Histories & Lore: House Greyjoy

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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

Ep.89 Histories & Lore: House Clegane

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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.

Ep.90 Histories & Lore: The Free Folk

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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

Ep.91 Histories & Lore: The Night's Watch

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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

Ep.92 Histories & Lore: Dragonstone

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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

Ep.93 Histories & Lore: Harrenhal

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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

Ep.94 Histories & Lore: The Free Cities

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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.

Ep.95 Histories & Lore: Qarth

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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.

Ep.96 Histories & Lore: The Drowned God

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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

Ep.97 Histories & Lore: The Alchemists' Guild

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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.

Ep.98 Histories & Lore: The Warlocks

Air Date: 2013-02-19

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

Ep.99 Histories & Lore: Old Ghis & Slaver's Bay

Air Date: 2014-02-18

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.

Ep.100 Histories & Lore: The Unsullied

Air Date: 2014-02-18

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.

Ep.101 Histories & Lore: House Reed

Air Date: 2014-02-18

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

Ep.102 Histories & Lore: House Bolton

Air Date: 2014-02-18

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

Ep.103 Histories & Lore: House Frey

Air Date: 2014-02-18

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.

Ep.104 Histories & Lore: House Tully

Air Date: 2014-02-18

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

Ep.105 Histories & Lore: The Lord of Light

Air Date: 2014-02-18

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.

Ep.106 Histories & Lore: Wargs and the Sight

Air Date: 2014-02-18

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.

Ep.107 Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Petyr Baelish and Varys)

Air Date: 2014-02-18

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.

Ep.108 Histories & Lore: The Red Keep

Air Date: 2014-02-18

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.

Ep.109 Histories & Lore: The North

Air Date: 2014-02-18

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.

Ep.110 Histories & Lore: The Reach

Air Date: 2014-02-18

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

Ep.111 Histories & Lore: The Riverlands

Air Date: 2014-02-18

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

Ep.112 Histories & Lore: The Stormlands

Air Date: 2014-02-18

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.

Ep.113 Histories & Lore: The Westerlands

Air Date: 2014-02-18

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

Ep.114 Histories & Lore: The Vale

Air Date: 2014-02-18

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.

Ep.115 Histories & Lore: House Martell

Air Date: 2015-02-17

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.

Ep.116 Histories & Lore: House Baelish

Air Date: 2015-02-17

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

Ep.117 Histories & Lore: Dragons

Air Date: 2015-02-17

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

Ep.118 Histories & Lore: Poisons

Air Date: 2015-02-17

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

Ep.119 Histories & Lore: The Bastards of Westeros

Air Date: 2015-02-17

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

Ep.120 Histories & Lore: The Iron Bank of Braavos

Air Date: 2015-02-17

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

Ep.121 Histories & Lore: Sellswords & Hedge Knights

Air Date: 2015-02-17

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

Ep.122 Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Oberyn Martell)

Air Date: 2015-02-17

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.

Ep.123 Histories & Lore: The Wall

Air Date: 2015-02-17

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

Ep.124 Histories & Lore: The Nations of the North

Air Date: 2015-02-17

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.

Ep.125 Histories & Lore: The Kingsguard (Jaime Lannister)

Air Date: 2015-02-17

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

Ep.126 Histories & Lore: The Kingsguard (Bronn)

Air Date: 2015-02-17

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

Ep.127 Histories & Lore: The Maester's Chain

Air Date: 2015-02-17

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.

Ep.128 Histories & Lore: The Death of Kings

Air Date: 2015-02-17

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.

Ep.129 Histories & Lore: Valyrian Steel

Air Date: 2015-02-17

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.

Ep.130 Histories & Lore: Justice of the Seven Kingdoms

Air Date: 2015-02-17

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.

Ep.131 Histories & Lore: The Seven-Pointed Star

Air Date: 2016-03-15

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

Ep.132 Histories & Lore: The Faith Militant

Air Date: 2016-03-15

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.

Ep.133 Histories & Lore: Volantis

Air Date: 2016-03-15

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

Ep.134 Histories & Lore: Braavos

Air Date: 2016-03-15

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."

Ep.135 Histories & Lore: The Faceless Men

Air Date: 2016-03-15

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

Ep.136 Histories & Lore: Winterfell

Air Date: 2016-03-15

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

Ep.137 Histories & Lore: The Lord Commanders

Air Date: 2016-03-15

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.

Ep.138 Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Barristan Selmy)

Air Date: 2016-03-15

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.

Ep.139 Histories & Lore: Dorne

Air Date: 2016-03-15

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

Ep.140 Histories & Lore: The Fighting Pits of Meereen

Air Date: 2016-03-15

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.

Ep.141 Histories & Lore: The River Rhoyne

Air Date: 2016-03-15

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.

Ep.142 Histories & Lore: The Many-Faced God

Air Date: 2016-03-15

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.

Ep.143 Histories & Lore: Greyscale and the Stone Men

Air Date: 2016-03-15

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

Ep.144 Histories & Lore: The Great Masters of Meereen

Air Date: 2016-03-15

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.

Ep.145 The Dance of Dragons

Air Date: 2016-03-15

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.

Ep.146 Histories & Lore: The Old Way

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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.

Ep.147 Histories & Lore: The Kingsmoot

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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

Ep.148 Histories & Lore: The Summer Sea

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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

Ep.149 Histories & Lore: The War of the Ninepenny Kings

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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.

Ep.150 Histories & Lore: The Great Tourney at Harrenhal

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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.

Ep.151 Histories & Lore: Robert's Rebellion (Jaime Lannister)

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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.

Ep.152 Histories & Lore: Vaes Dothrak

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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.

Ep.153 Histories & Lore: The Dothraki

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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.

Ep.154 Histories & Lore: Northern Allegiances to House Stark

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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.

Ep.155 Histories & Lore: Children of the Forest vs. the First Men

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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.

Ep.156 Histories & Lore: The Brotherhood Without Banners

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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.

Ep.157 Histories & Lore: Oldtown

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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

Ep.158 Histories & Lore: House Dayne

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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.

Ep.159 Histories & Lore: The Little Birds

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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

Ep.160 Histories & Lore: The Knights of the Vale

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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.

Ep.161 Histories & Lore: House Tarly

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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

Ep.162 Histories & Lore: Riverrun

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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.

Ep.163 Histories & Lore: The Great Sept of Baelor

Air Date: 2016-11-15

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.

Ep.164 Histories & Lore: The Dragonpit

Air Date: 2017-12-12

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

Ep.165 Histories & Lore: The Citadel

Air Date: 2017-12-12

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

Ep.166 Histories & Lore: Casterly Rock

Air Date: 2017-12-12

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

Ep.167 Histories & Lore: Highgarden

Air Date: 2017-12-12

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

Ep.168 Histories & Lore: The Golden Company

Air Date: 2017-12-12

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

Ep.169 Histories & Lore: Prophecies of the Known World

Air Date: 2017-12-12

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

Ep.170 Histories & Lore: The Hand of the King

Air Date: 2017-12-12

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

Ep.171 Histories & Lore: The Rains of Castamere

Air Date: 2017-12-12

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

Ep.172 Histories & Lore: King's Landing

Air Date: 2019-12-03

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

Ep.173 Histories & Lore: The Greyjoy Rebellion (Jaime Lannister and Euron Greyjoy)

Air Date: 2019-12-03

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

Ep.174 Histories & Lore: The Blackfyres

Air Date: 2019-12-03

Varys explains the backstory of House Blackfyre.

Ep.175 Histories & Lore: The South

Air Date: 2019-12-03

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

Ep.176 Histories & Lore: The Defiance of Duskendale

Air Date: 2019-12-03

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

Ep.177 Histories & Lore: Maegor the Cruel

Air Date: 2019-12-03

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

Ep.178 The Real History Behind Game of Thrones (Part 1)

Air Date: 2016-03-14

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.

Ep.179 The Real History Behind Game of Thrones (Part 2)

Air Date: 2016-03-14

Ep.180 Creating the show open

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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

Ep.181 From the book to the screen

Air Date: 2012-03-05

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.