How did Jaime Lannister get caught by the Starks?

That was the reason Robb sends his army with Roose Bolton at its head down the Kingsroad to attack Tywin. Robb sets an ambush in the Whispering Wood, Jaime takes the bait, and was captured. Jaime’s forces were split into three camps trying to besiege Riverrun.

Does Joffrey ever find out Jamie is his dad?

YES… In season 3 episode 8 “Second Sons”, during the wedding feast of Sansa and Tyrion, Joffrey gets up and flanked by his Kingsguard, taunts Sansa that she’s still found a way to marry a Lannister.

Why did Ned Stark tell Cersei?

Ned who almost too honourable to believe Cersei would turn on him, so he felt warning her to leave with her & Jamie’s children, before he told Robert, was in her best interest. He wanted to give cersie and her children a chance to live as he knew robert would kill them as soon as he get to know about her affair.

Why did cersei not want Ned dead?

If Eddard Stark gave her all this, Cersei had no reason to kill him and every reason to keep him alive because: It would free her from threats of Vale, Riverlands and North. It would give her time to deal with Stannis and Renly. It would keep her secret safe.

How did Catelyn Stark die?

As fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones will obviously remember, our beloved Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) was killed off in season three’s bloody Red Wedding. And when we say killed off, we mean it in the definitive sense: we saw her throat slashed, and we saw her breathe her last.

Did varys try to stop Ned’s execution?

Absolutely . He tried hard to convince Joffrey not to execute Lord Eddard Stark . Lord Varys claims himself only to be the protector of the realm and whoever becomes the lord of the seven kingdoms. He himself told it when Ned Stark asked him whom does he actually serve while he was in prison.

What did varys think of Ned Stark?

Varys liked Ned. He was an honorable man. But Varys knew that he was too honorable to be king. He hoped that in the end, Ned would either be sent to Winterfell or the Wall, which would have worked, if Joffrey wasn’t so brash.

Why didnt varys help Ned escape?

According to Varys/Illyrio’s plans, the time was not ripe for Aegon to invade Westeros, and the war had to be stalled. Letting Eddard escape would mean that he will takeover Robb, join forces with Stannis and put the realm into war. He doesn’t want that yet.

Why did varys want Ned alive?

Once he engineered the lannister-stark war and Ned was arrested he probably wanted to have him sent to the wall. Sending Ned to the wall was Varys doing quick damage control that would allow the North to stay stable, avoid outright war, and keep an honorable and useful Lord alive and in play where he could do good.

Why did varys warn Ned?

He now thinks Ned is a man of honor like himself. Ok then he proceeds to tell him that the King is a fool and is in danger of being poisoned by the tears of Lys like Jon Arryan was unless Ned saves him.

Was varys on Ned’s side?

Varys is on Varys’ side, which is, probably, the Blackfyre side. He does what he needs to do to survive even if he knows it’s wrong (he knew Joffrey wasn’t Robert’s child and knew Tyrion didn’t kill Joffrey).