Board Thread:TV Show Discussion/@comment-114.71.100.55-20160705071349/@comment-69.255.170.145-20161130071207

In most medieval societies, the throne would go to the eldest male alive. That is what makes Cersei's ascendency even more staggering. Males generally carry the birthright. That was why Cersei was only ever Queen regent. She COULD have seized power when Robert died, but did not. While Jon is the son of Rhaghaer, Jon is further delegitimatized because Rhaegar was married with kids at the time of his birth, including Aegon (well, conception, Rhaeghar was dead when Jon was born, not sure if Glegane had killed Aegon at that point in time). But, this is fantasy, so who knows. As Cersei told Joffrey in Season 1, when you are King, and can make history what ever you want.

If I am not mistaken, Ramsey was not legitimacized by Roost. He requested it from Joffrey in return for betraying the Starks. Technically, Roost was not a King. He was Warden of the North. There was only one king, and that was in King's Landing. There were 7 Kings long ago, but they were beaten down by the Valaryians and Targaeryans. At least that is what I have picked up in various discussions, and there is a large book all about the history of the GoT world by Martin himself (good luck finding it though, it is almost a coffeee table book I came across at the public library). Talks alot of old history and recent. Good mention on have effective on how good Tywin was as the Hand, though disliked due to his cold personality.