History NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed / ASongOfIceAndFire

* Arya Stark

!!House Stark

** Edward V of England and his brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York - better known as the famous [[TheFateOfThePrincesInTheTower Princes in the Tower]]. Heirs to a king, they were imprisoned, usurped and seemingly killed by a former ally of said king, but there is great uncertainty over their actual fate.

!!House Lannister

** In terms of personality, reputation and physique, Tywin resembles Edward Longshanks - tall, intimidating and ruthless. Longshanks's suppression of the Second Barons' War, which included the defeat of Simon de Monfort (who had a Silver Lion on Red Field sigil) at the Battle of Eversham and his reputation as the Hammer of the Scots (whose national sigil is the Lion Rampant - a Red Lion) both of which are combined in the suppression of House Reyne of Castamere (Red Lion on Silver Field) and his successful defeat of the Northmen (a FantasyCounterpartCulture of Northen England and Scotland). This is alluded to when Pycelle [[spoiler:at Tywin's funeral]] notes that while Tywin was never King, he was all a King should be.

!!House Baratheon

** Henry I of England, the youngest of three brothers, not in line to the throne, who upon the death of one brother, took advantage of the other's - who'd been declared the rightful heir - widespread unpopularity and acted quickly to amass a greater military force with which to take the throne for themselves. Things worked out better for Henry than Renly however, presumably because Robert Curthose had no access to shadow magic.

* Myrcella Baratheon

** Tsarevich Alexei Romanov. Both are the children of a monarch with a notable disease - greyscale for Shireen and hemophilia for Alexei - and both of their mothers are in the thrall of a controversial mystic - Melisandre or [[UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk Rasputin]].

!!House Targaryen

** Mary I and Elizabeth I for obvious reasons
** Henry Tudor/Henry VII of England
** Charles II
** The Targaryens share similarities with the Pharoahs of Ancient Egypt, in particular the Ptolemic Dynasty, with Daenerys fulfilling the role of [[UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII Cleopatra]]. A female who was expected to, at best, be a consort for her brother [[spoiler: only for him to be killed]], whereupon she rises up to become one of the most powerful rulers the world has ever seen. Both are noted for their [[DudeMagnet attractiveness to men]][[note]] Though Cleopatra has received a HistoricalBeautyUpgrade over the years[[/note]]. and are skilled omniglots. Both are considered to be a [[LastOfHisKind Last Of Her Kind]] for their respective families, dynasties, and cultures (Old Valyria for Dany, Diadochi[[note]] Hellenistic kingdoms that formed after Alexander the Great's conquests[[/note]] for Cleopatra).

* King Aegon I "the Conqueror ":

** King William II of England was the son of William the Conqueror much like Maegor was the son of Aegon the Conqueror, and like Maegor, he was infamously HatedByAll, feuded with the clergy, and died under ambiguous circumstances without leaving any issue, possibly due to being sterile. (The other leading theory being that he was gay - Unlike Maegor, William never married.)

** GRRM himself has compared her to Eleanor of Aquitaine—in terms of her power, dignity, and political skill, but without any of Eleanor's potential flaws (her marriage controversies, scheming with her sons, etc.)

* King Viserys I

* Queen Rhaenyra I "the Realm's Delight", "Maegor's Tits"

* Daemon Targaryen "the Rogue Prince"

* Jon Arryn
** A Decomposite Character of Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick and dubbed "the Kingmaker". Like Jon, he would bravely fight to make a young Lord he was close to, (in Warwick's case his nephew Edward IV, for Jon his ward Robert) King. Both Jon Arryn and Warwick were treated well by the King they helped create upon ascension. The crucial difference is that Robert and Jon never had a falling out unlike Warwick and Edward IV.
* Roose Bolton

* Theon Greyjoy.
** Theon is a Decomposite Character of Richard III, alongside Ned Stark, Tyrion and Stannis. Theon is more heavily inspired by the darker interpretation of Richard III. Most notably, Theon imprisoning Bran and Rickon and proclaiming himself Prince of Winterfell, only for Bran and Rickon to disappear, closely mirrors Richard III and the Princes in the Tower. Unlike Theon, though, Richard did not personally ruin his reputation by claiming to have murdered the princes that vanished under his watch; history did that for him. Theon initially fights on behalf of the Starks and the North (his first kill was a wildling he shot to rescue Bran), which is similar to the Duke of Gloucester, who was well-known for his efforts to defend Northern England from Scottish raiders. However, the whole time he's fighting for King Robb Stark, Theon secretly resents his status as a Stark hostage and dreams of imminently gaining his own glory as future King of the Iron Islands; this echoes the popular depiction of Richard as an opportunistic villain scheming for his brother's crown. Theon's fate, being tortured into an ugly, limping cripple is also a meta-joke on the manner in which Richard III was made into a caricature of a scheming hunchback by William Shakespeare. Theon's nickname Reek[[note]]Which sounds similar to Rick, short-form for Richard[[/note]] also alludes to it.

* Robert 'Sweetrobin' Arryn
** He has various aspects in common with Charles II of Spain, the last king of the Habsburg dynasty. Both born feeble and sickly brought by consanguinity- the Arryns are said to be the purest of the Andals (though Sweetrobin is not intellectually disabled like the Spanish monarch), their seats, prospective alliances and capacity to rule were brought into question and lead to succession crises. They were both the only surviving sons of multiple attempts at having heirs; with time, they both became considerably unkempt and rowdy.

* Lysa Tully Arryn

* Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish

* Prince Doran Martell

** Possibly also [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Spain King Philip II of Spain]] who also had gout and used one of the early examples of a wheelchair.
* Ser Gregor Clegane

* Melisandre
** Bears more than a passing resemblance to [[UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk Rasputin]]. Both are controversial mystic advisors to a monarch, with an extremely close relationship to that monarch's wife. Additionally, both monarchs have an heir that has a notable illness - greyscale for Shireen and hemophilia for Tsarevich Alexei.
* Ser Barristan Selmy

* Mance Rayder

* The Brave Companions

* The High Sparrow

* Mushroom the Fool

* The Shepherd

* Ser Terrence Toyne

* The Faceless Men

* High King Robar II Royce

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** Even if those are just mere coincidences, Stannis Baratheon is similar to UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler too, who, while deserving a part of his dark reputation for being paranoiac and revengeful, shares several of Stannis's personality characteristics and social conservatism, being an incorruptible KnightTemplar with a strong sense of duty and justice and complete disdain for criminals, enemies and traitors, cruel punishments (impaling and burning people alive), not to mention fighting his own younger, handsome, and possibly queer sibling for the throne. Both Stannis and Vlad are the middle children with a negative reputation among the nobility and common people due to lack of charisma and rigid sense of justice but capable to inspire complete loyalty among their inner circles. Vlad was known to be serious and a frightening presence with a strong build with widened shoulders. Vlad's own younger brother, Radu the Handsome, was known to be beautiful and joyful, was rumored to be gay or bisexual, and rebelled against his own house for the throne of Wallachia. Lastly, both Stannis and Vlad are put in a situation where they have to defend their countries from a bigger outside force, the White Walkers in the case of Stannis and the Ottoman Empire in case of Dracula.

* High King Robar II Royse

** [[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1436 Martin has said]] that Ned is also based on William Hastings, a close friend of UsefulNotes/EdwardIV, who is an inspiration for Robert Baratheon. Hastings sought to remove his friend's children from the line of succession of the suspicion that they were bastards, as Ned did, and summoned one of Edward's/Robert's brothers to take the throne in their place. Despite Hastings' scheme being successful unlike Ned, they were both betrayed and unceremoniously executed.

** In terms of personality, reputation and physique, Tywin resembles Edward Longshanks - tall, intimidating and ruthless. Longshanks' suppression of the Second Barons' War, which included the defeat of Simon de Monfort (who had a Silver Lion on Red Field sigil) at the Battle of Eversham and his reputation as the Hammer of the Scots (whose national sigil is the Lion Rampant - a Red Lion) both of which are combined in the suppression of House Reyne of Castamere (Red Lion on Silver Field) and his successful defeat of the Northmen (a FantasyCounterpartCulture of Northen England and Scotland). This is alluded to when Pycelle [[spoiler:at Tywin's funeral]] notes that while Tywin was never King, he was all a King should be.

** Also of the Emperor Claudius, specifically as portrayed in ''Literature/IClaudius'', who made up for being the runt of the litter in a powerful family by exercising his intellect through study. Also, Claudius' ''[[SarcasmMode marvelous]]'' relationship with his nephew [[TheCaligula Caligula]] and inferiority complex towards his elder brother [[TheAce Germanicus]] mirrors Tyrion's one with [[RoyalBrat Joffrey]] the [[SarcasmMode Adorable]] and big brother Jaime.

** To Henry III. Like Henry, Tytos was an amiable, easy-going man but a weak ruler who had a revolt break out late in his rule from some of his most powerful vassals, a revolt put down by his more ruthless son; Edward I being an inspiration for Tywin Lannister, Tytos' eldest son.

** Possibly of UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat and UsefulNotes/HenryVIII. Like the two, Robert is [[HotBlooded fairly mercurial]] in personality, and like the two, he undergoes a decline in rulership before his death despite his reign being inaugaurated with great promise. Like Alexander the Great, Robert is an utterly fantastic general neatly married with boundless charisma, but who's administration of the empire he conquered left much to be desired, and who's death triggered a SuccessionCrisis amongst his former subjects that tore apart most of his gains. Like Henry VIII, Robert was the {{Hunk}} with a passion for physical activities early in life, only to descend into being a FatBastard by the end of his reign (due to an injury in Henry VIII's case, versus Robert's depression), with an AwfulWeddedLife to boot.

** Martin admitted that he based Stannis partially on George Baker's rendition of Caesar Tiberius, in Series/IClaudius. A sombre and gloomy ruler, who was reluctant to rule, didn't like the fact he was never thanked for his work, and spent a lot of time sulking on an island. Like later Tiberius whose reputation was stained by his association with his sidekick Sejanus, Stannis gets a darker reputation by associating with Melisandre, and becomes feared for his ruthlessness.
** As with [[DecompositeCharacter Eddard Stark, Tyrion Lannister and Theon Greyjoy]], Stannis is modelled on UsefulNotes/RichardIII, the former Duke of Gloucester. His brothers Robert and Renly are based on Edward IV and George Clarence, Richard III's brothers, and like his historical inspiration his campaign is based on his desire to prove the illegitimacy of his nephews. He's also a great military commander like Richard III, and faces opposition from a family symbolized by a rose. Stannis eventually wins support in the North after coming to rescue them from Wildlings and has a heavy emphasis on giving justice, while Richard III was similarly well-known for his defense of the North from Scottish border raids and his legal reforms.
** Can be considered a GenderFlipped version of Mary I of England: the rightful heir to the throne, whose inheritance is nonetheless constantly interfered with. Both reluctantly arrange the death of a short-lived usurper (Renly and Lady Jane Grey, respectively). Both are middle-aged by the time they (attempt to) ascend the throne. Both have great trouble producing a viable heir. Both are viewed with great suspicion for following a different religion than most of their kingdom (Mary's Catholicism and Stannis' Rh'llorism), and gain a sinister reputation for having people burned alive for religious reasons (Mary's zeal for persecuting Protestants to restore England to the Catholic faith, Stannis performing [[HumanSacrifice Human Sacrifices]] to invoke the powers of Rh'llor).
** Even if those are just mere coincidences, Stannis Baratheon is similar to UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler too, who while deserves a part of his dark reputation for being paranoiac and revengeful, shares several of Stannis's personality characteristics, social conservatism, being an incorruptible KnightTemplar with a strong sense of duty and justice and complete disdain for criminals, enemies and traitors, cruel punishments (impaling and burning people alive), and fighting his own younger, handsome and possibly queer, sibling for the throne. Both Stannis and Vlad are the middle children with negative reputation among the nobility and common people due to lack of charisma and rigid sense of justice, but capable to inspire complete loyalty among their inner circles. Vlad was known to be serious, a frightening presence, and had a strong build with widened shoulders. Vlad's own younger brother, Radu the Handsome, was known to be beautiful and joyful, was rumored to be gay or bisexual, and rebelled against his own house for the throne of Wallachia. And lastly, both Stannis and Vlad are put in a situation where they have to defend their countries from a bigger outside force, the White Walkers in the case of Stannis and The Ottoman Empire in case of Dracula.

** His general eccentricism, long hair and nails, and constant paranoia are quite similar to the legends surrounding the later life of billionaire Creator/HowardHughes who refused to allow anyone except a trusted few in his company and was deeply hypochondriac. Like Hughes, Aerys II was an active youthful playboy filled with a passion for impractical schemes[[note]]Similar to Hughes' Spruce Goose and his disastrous management of Creator/RKOPictures[[/note]] who eventually became a paranoid hermit.

** James Francis Edward Stuart, "the Old Pretender", living in exile after his father was killed (though James' father James II was merely forced into exile), and styling himself as King. He also has a great deal of similarity in personality to "Bonnie Prince Charlie" (son of the Old Pretender), who despite his romantic reputation in poetry, was an alcoholic, obsessed with reclaiming his birthright and abusive to his lovers.

** Daenerys' time among the Dothraki resembles the captivity of Roman Empress [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galla_Placidia Galla Placidia]] among the Visigoths in 5th century AD. She was the sister of the ineffective Emperor Honorius, and was taken captive during the Sack of Rome by their king Alaric, then married off to his successor Athaulf. By some accounts, she adjusted well to life among the Visigoths and was happily married to the king. She named their only son after her father, which was a clear political move to place her son in the succession line, as her brother did not have any children yet. Unfortunately, like Drogo and Rhaego, Placidia's son and husband died pretty soon and she was sent back to the Romans, where her later life was drastically different from Daenerys'. However, like the khaleesi, Placidia retained some Visigoths who stayed loyal to their former queen and became her personal guard.

** The Targaryens share similarities with the Pharoahs of Ancient Egypt, in particular the Ptolemic Dynasty, with Daenerys fulfilling the role of [[UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII Cleopatra]]. A female who was expected to, at best, be a consort for her brother [[spoiler: only for him to be killed]], whereupon she rises up to become one of the most powerful rulers the world has ever seen. Both are noted for their [[DudeMagnet attractiveness to men]][[note]] Though Cleopatra has received a HistoricalBeautyUpgrade over the years[[/note]]. and are skilled omniglots. Both are considered to be a LastOfHisKind for their respective families, dynasties and cultures (Old Valyria for Dany, Diadochi[[note]] Hellenistic kingdoms that formed after Alexander the Great's conquests[[/note]] for Cleopatra).

** George III of Great Britain. Both the third generation of a foreign dynasty to ascend the throne. Both reigned for over fifty years, setting a record. Both were considered TheGoodKing through most of that time, but mentally degenerated late in life. Both were humble and kind men, despite coming from RoyallyScrewedUp families. Both had [[MassiveNumberedSiblings a lot of children]], which a couple of [[SketchySuccessor Sketchy Successors]] in there. The succession of both was also somewhat irregular (Jaehaerys was the third son of a the second-previous king, George the grandson of the previous king), as was the succession after them (Jaehaerys' crown passed to his grandson by his second son, Viserys I, while George's crown passed, after his eldest son George IV and third son William IV, to his granddaughter by his fourth son, Queen Victoria).

** Her promiscuity and causing a national embarrassment to her father is reminiscent to Julia, the daughter of the Emperor Augustus who partook in orgies and one of her lovers being Augustus' arch-enemy Mark Antony's son. However, Julia was banished by Augustus, whereas Saera escaped her captivity and becomes a prostitute.

** A Wildling raised as a member of the Night's Watch, only to defect back to his people by blood and unite them in an attack against the people who raised and trained him? Mance is quite a dead ringer for Arminius. Also Arminius' wife and son were kidnapped by his enemies, and he couldn't reunite with them.

* Mushroom the fool

** Even if those are just mere coincidences, Stannis Baratheon is similar to UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler too, who while deserves a part of his dark reputation for being paranoiac and revengeful, shares several of Stannis's personality characteristics, social conservatism, being an incorruptible KnightTemplar with a strong sense of duty and justice and complete disdain for criminals, enemies and traitors, cruel punishments (impaling and burning people alive), and fighting his own younger, handsome and possibly queer, sibling for the throne. Both Stannis and Vlad are the middle children with negative reputation among the nobility and common people due to lack of charisma and rigid sense of justice, but capable to inspire complete loyalty among their inner circles. Vlad was known to be serious, a frightening presence, and had a strong build with widened shoulders, except for being tall. Vlad's own younger brother, Radu the Handsome, was known to beautiful and joyful, was rumored to be gay or bisexual, and rebelled against his own house for the throne of Wallachia. And lastly, both Stannis and Vlad are put in a situation where they have to defend their countries from a bigger outside force, the White Walkers in the case of Stannis and The Ottoman Empire in case of Dracula.

** Of Isabel and Anne Neville, the daughters of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, known as "the Kingmaker" during the War of the Roses. Much like the Tyrells, Warwick really wanted one of his daughters to be Queen and used marriages to broker political alliances. Isabel was married to George of Clarence, one of the inspirations for Renly, and Warwick supported George's weak grab for the throne. When George's attempt failed, Warwick then switched sides to the Lancasters and married Anne to Prince Edward, one of the inspirations for Joffrey. Edward died not long after and Anne married George's younger brother Richard of Glouscester and became Queen of England when Richard ascended to the throne as Richard III.

** Edward VI of England

** Even if those are just mere coincidences, Stannis Baratheon is similar to UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler too, who while deserves a part of his dark reputation for being paranoiac and revengeful, shares several of Stannis's personality characteristics, social conservatism, strong sense of duty and justice, inflicting needless extreme punishment in his enemies and nobles and fighting his own younger, handsome and possibly queer, sibling for the throne. Both Stannis and Vlad are the middle children with negative reputation among the nobility and common people due to lack of charisma and rigid sense of justice, but capable to inspire complete loyalty among their inner circles. Vlad was known to be serious, a frightening presence, and had a strong build with widened shoulders, except being tall. Vlad's own younger brother, Radu the Handsome, was known to beautiful and joyful, was rumored to be gay or bisexual, and rebelled against his own house for the throne of Wallachia. And lastly, both Stannis and Vlad are put in a situation where they have to defend their countries from a bigger outside force, the White Walkers in the case of Stannis and The Ottoman Empire in case of Dracula.

** Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy was the youngest daughter of Richard of York and Cecily Neville and sister to Edward IV and Richard III. By all accounts clever and tough, she spent most of her life on the continent advocating for her family, and after Richard's defeat at Bosworth Field she spent the rest of her life ''relentlessly'' pursuing revenge against Henry Tudor. She may not have had the ability to personally kill those who harmed her father and brothers, but her history indicates had it been possible, she ''would'' have.

** Edward V of England and his brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York - better known as the famous Princes in the Tower. Heirs to a king, they were imprisoned, usurped and seemingly killed by a former ally of said king, but there is great uncertainty over their actual fate.

** Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy was the youngest daughter of Richard of York and Cecily Neville and sister to Edward IV and Richard III. By all accounts clever and tough, she spent most of her life on the continent advocating for her family, and after Richard's defeat at Bosworth Field she spent the rest of her life ''relentlessly'' pursuing revenge against Henry Tudor. She may not have had the ability to personally kill those who harmed her father and brothers, but her history indicates had it been possibly, she ''would'' have.

** Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy was the youngest daughter of Richard of York and Cecily Neville and sister to Edward IV and Richard III. By all accounts clever and tough, she spent most of her life on the continent advocating for her family, and after Richard's defeat at Bosworth Field she spent the rest of her life ''relentlessly'' pursuing revenge against the Henry Tudor. She may not have had the ability to personally kill those who harmed her father and brothers, but her history indicates had it been possibly, she ''would'' have.

** Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy was the youngest daughter of Richard of York and Cecily Neville and sister to Edward IV and Richard III. By all accounts clever and tough, she spent most of her life on the continent advocating for her family, and after Richard's defeat at Bosworth Field she spent the rest of her life ''relentlessly'' pursuing revenge against the Henry Tudor.

** Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy was the youngest daughter of Richard of York and Cecily Neville and sister to Edward IV and Richard III. After her marriage, she spent most of her life on the continent advocating for her family, and after Richard's defeat at Bosworth Field she spent the rest of her life pursuing revenge against the Tudors.

** Edmund, the Earl of Rutledge, was Edward IV's younger brother may have partially inspired the Red Wedding. After his father was killed in battle, seventeen-year-old Edmund was allegedly stabbed to death while an unarmed prisoner and, like his father, his body desecrated.

** Like Ned, UsefulNotes/RichardIII, Duke of Gloucester was popular and loved by Northern England for being a fair lawgiver and defender of their homeland. Richard of Gloucester was also named by Edward IV (a Robert Baratheon inspiration) as Regent of his children and tried to prove his children as bastards. Ned was also framed as a usurper and submitted to an in-Westeros HistoricalVillainUpgrade by his enemies, which is believed, by some historians, to have happened to Gloucester.

** Also has elements in common George Boleyn, the brother of Anne Boleyn, who was a popular courtier and handsome man who was very close, but not ''that close'' to his sister. So close, he was accused of and convicted of having an incestuous relationship with her, though historians agree that it was a false accusation.

** Like Richard, Duke of York, his death in the early UsefulNotes/WarsOfTheRoses as a result of Margaret d'Anjou (a Cersei inspiration) sparked the CycleOfRevenge when his sons avenged him. His body was also beheaded and submitted to a mocking DecapitationPresentation, with the Duke of York having his head outfitted with a paper crown. His young son, the young Edward IV (an inspiration for Robb Stark) marches to war to avenge his death.
** Like Ned, UsefulNotes/RichardIII, Duke of Gloucester was popular and loved by Northern England for being a fair lawgiver and defender of their homeland. Richard of Gloucester was also named by Edward IV (a Robert Baratheon inspiration) as Regent of his children and tried to prove his children as bastards. Ned was also framed as an usurper and submitted to an in-Westeros HistoricalVillainUpgrade by his enemies, which is believed, by some historians, to have happened to Gloucester.

** She also has some commonalities with Anne Neville, the daughter of the Earl of Warwick, who was married to the son of Margaret of Anjou (Cersei), Edward of Lancaster (Joffery), when her father switched sides in the war. While it is unknown if Edward of Lancaster was as Joffery-like as the Yorkists liked to paint him after his death, the widowed Anne very quickly married her childhood friend, the future UsefulNotes/RichardIII, who was an inspiration for Tyrion Lannister. It's not know if this was a practical arrangement for Richard, who needed her money and Anne, who needed his protection, or if it was a love match, but all indications were that it was a happy union.

** Has a great deal in common with Elizabeth Woodville, the queen of Edward IV. Woodville was a successful advocate for her ambitious family, securing many titles and advantageous marriages for them, something which alienated Edward's family. Also, as she watched her once athletic husband decline into obesity and drink, she become colder and exercised more power at court. She was very close to her brother, the dashing Anthony Woodville, Lord Rivers, although they weren't ''that close''. However, she did face accusations that her two sons, known to history as The Princes in the Tower, were not legitimate, but that was over the fact that her marriage to Edward was thought to be invalid by some.

** Catelyn also resembles, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, the matriarch of the York family and wife of Richard of York. She was the mother of a large brood of children and was a devout woman fiercely devoted to the York cause and her husband and her family. She was incensed when her son Edward IV married for love and had much conflict with her daughter-in-law. Known as Proud Cis, her husband was killed at the battle of Wakefield and her son Edmund murdered via stabbing shortly thereafter, with the Lancasters desecrating their corpses. Cecily is also thought to have favored her son George, over Edward, with rumors circulating that Edward was illegitimate.

** His original role in Robert's Rebellion is inspired by Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick, known as "The Kingmaker", i.e. a wealthy fence-sitter who decisively tilts the balance one way and is too valuable an ally to ignore altogether.

** Has some elements in common with Elizabeth Woodville, the queen of Edward IV. Woodville was a successful advocate for her ambitious family, securing many titles and advantageous marriages for them, something which alienated Edward's brothers. Also, as she watched her once athletic husband decline into obesity and drink, she become colder and exercised more power at court. She was very close to her brother, the dashing Anthony Woodville, Lord Rivers, although they weren't ''that close''. However, she did face accusations that her two sons, known to history as The Princes in the Tower, were not legitimate, but that was over the fact that her marriage to Edward was thought to be invalid by some.

** Has elements in common with Anthony Woodville, Lord Rivers, the handsome and cultured brother of Edward IV's consort, Elizabeth Woodville. The siblings were very close, although not ''that'' close, with Rivers providing companionship to her when Edward IV was off carousing. Rivers, who was a successful military man and champion jouster, was also a strong rival to Edward's brothers, George and Richard, the latter of whom had him executed.
** Also has elements in common George Boleyn, the brother of Anne Boleyn, who was a popular courtier and handsome man who was very close to his sister. So close, he was accused of and convicted of having an incestuous relationship with her, though historians agree that it was a false accusation.

** Catelyn also resembles, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, the matriarch of the York family and wife of Richard of York. She was the mother of a large brood of children and was a devout woman fiercely devoted to the York cause and her husband and her family. She was incensed when her son Edward IV married for love and had much conflict with her daughter-in-law. Known as Proud Cis, she was devastated when her son Edmund was murdered, via stabbing, after the battle of Wakefield.

** Has elements in common with Anthony Woodville, Lord Rivers the handsome, charismatic and cultured brother of Edward IV's consort, Elizabeth Woodville. The siblings were very close, although not ''that'' close, with his sister, providing companionship to her when Edward IV was off carousing. Rivers, who was a successful military man and champion jouster, was also a strong rival to Edward's brothers, George and Richard, the latter of whom had him executed.

** She also has some commonalities with Anne Neville, the daughter of the Earl of Warwick, who was married to the son of Margaret of Anjou (Cersei), Edward of Lancaster (Joffery), when her father switched sides in the war. While it is unknown if Edward of Lancaster was as Joffery-like as the Yorkists liked to paint him after his death, the widowed Anne very quickly married her childhood friend, the future UsefulNotes/RichardIII, who was an inspiration for Tyrion Lannister. It's not know if this was a practical arrangement for Richard, who needed her money and Anne, who needed his protection, or if it was a love match, but all indications were that is was a happy union.

** She also has some commonalities with Anne Neville, the daughter of the Earl of Warwick, who was married to the son of Margaret of Anjou (Cersei), Edward of Lancaster (Joffery), when her father switched sides in the war. While it is unknown if Edward of Lancaster was as Joffery-like as the Yorkists liked to paint him after his death, Anne married her childhood friend, the future UsefulNotes/RichardIII, who was an inspiration for Tyrion Lannister. It's not know if this was a practical arrangement for Richard, who needed her money and Anne, who needed his protection, or if it was a love match, but all indications were that is was a happy union.