Game of Thrones 302: Mother’s Mercy
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Mother’s Mercy
In Season 5 the reign of the youthful King Tommen Baratheon was undermined by the (S4 E10) death of his grandfather, Tywin Lannister, and the manipulations of his mother, Cersei Lannister, allowing the fanatical “Sparrows” to gain influence in King’s Landing. The Boltons asserted Northern independence by marrying Ramsay Bolton to Sansa Stark (accused by Cersei of being involved in King Joffrey’s assassination). When Stannis Baratheon marched south from the Wall in an attempt to take Winterfell, the Boltons killed him in battle. Meanwhile the Night’s Watch gave the surviving Free Folk refuge south of the Wall in the face of the advancing White Walkers.
