▁continu ing ▁struggle ▁between ▁the ▁St arks ▁and ▁other ▁noble ▁families ▁of ▁West eros ▁for ▁the ▁Iron ▁Th r one . ▁The ▁St arks ▁defeat ▁the ▁Bol ton ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁" B attle ▁of ▁the ▁Bast ards ", ▁cul min ating ▁with ▁Sans a ▁St ark ▁feed ing ▁her ▁tor ment ing ▁husband ▁R ams ay ▁Bol ton ▁— ▁who ▁had ▁earlier ▁murder ed ▁his ▁father ▁Ro ose ▁and ▁step family ▁— ▁to ▁his ▁star ving ▁h ounds , ▁and ▁Jon ▁Snow ▁is ▁proc laimed ▁the ▁King ▁in ▁the ▁North . ▁T yr ion ▁attempts ▁to ▁rule ▁Me ere en ▁while ▁Da en ery s ▁is ▁held ▁capt ive ▁by ▁a ▁D oth ra ki ▁tribe . ▁ ▁At ▁King ' s ▁Land ing , ▁the ▁Ty rell ▁army ▁attempts ▁to ▁liber ate ▁Mar ga ery ▁and ▁Lor as , ▁but ▁Mar ga ery ▁capit ul ates ▁to ▁the ▁High ▁S par row , ▁who ▁becomes ▁more ▁powerful ▁by ▁influen cing ▁King ▁Tom men . ▁At ▁her ▁trial , ▁Cer se i ▁burn s ▁the ▁Great ▁Sept ▁— ▁killing ▁her ▁riv als ▁— ▁and ▁is ▁later ▁crown ed ▁Queen ▁of ▁the ▁Seven ▁Kingdom s , ▁while ▁Tom men ▁commits ▁suic ide . ▁Ell aria ▁Sand ▁and ▁three ▁of ▁Ober yn ▁Mart ell ' s ▁daughters ▁kill ▁Dor an ▁and ▁Try st ane ▁Mart ell ▁and ▁se ize ▁control ▁of ▁Dor ne . ▁ ▁In ▁Ess os , ▁Da en ery s ▁T arg ary en ▁is ▁captured ▁by ▁K hal ▁Mor o