The economic and political realities of House Targaryen in the world George R.R. Martin built for Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon is fertile ground for real-life analysis; this video will assess those realities.

Time and again, the Targaryen Dynasty illuminates economic possibilities and poses deep economic questions. So here, in the debut effort of The Invisible Lens, we dig into some of those questions, such as:

What obstacles did the Targaryens face?
What led to their downfall?
What could they have done to sustains their dynasty, or built it to even greater heights?

For greater context, we spoke to Theo Burman, a journalist and winner of the Orwell Youth Prize.

SPOILER WARNING: This video contains spoilers for both House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones, but NOT for anything between the season finale of House of the Dragon and the first season of Game of Thrones.

CHAPTERS
0:00 The Humanity in Westeros
2:23 The Economy and Politics of Westeros
4:05 Obstacles Facing the Targaryens
5:02 Dragons, Decline, and Tragic Heroes
8:34 The Targaryens' Scheme to Gain Wealth
11:14 Contrasting the Targaryens and the Velaryons
14:36 Why Is Wealth Important in the Game of Thrones?
16:26 Trade: the Key to Wealth Creation
19:33 Groundwork for the Targaryens' Downfall
21:13 Dragons' Massive Consumption of Resources
22:53 The Constant State of Warfare
23:36 The #1 Thing the Targaryens Should Have Done
24:38 Downfall

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