Nothing But Respect For MY Queen - Blog Posts

Alicent Hightower: Artwork by Ertaç Altinöz in TWOIAF, The Princess & The Queen by GRRM, Artwork by Douglas Wheatley in Fire and Blood, The Princess & The Queen by GRRM, Olivia Cooke portraying Alicent Hightower in Season 1 of House of the Dragon, The Princess & The Queen by GRRM, Leo Ashton portraying young Aemond Targaryen in Season 1 of House of the Dragon, Phia Saban portraying Helaena Targaryen in Season 2 of House of the Dragon, The Princess & The Queen by GRRM, Olivia Cooke portraying Alicent Hightower in Season 1 of House of the Dragon.

The city is yours, Princess. But you will not hold it long. The rats play when the cat is gone, but my son Aemond will return with fire and blood. - Alicent Hightower (Fire & Blood)

Rhaenyra rejected her stepmother’s proposal with scorn. “Your sons might have had places of honor at my court if they had kept faith,” Her Grace declared, “but they sought to rob me of my birthright, and the blood of my sweet sons is on their hands.“Bastard blood, shed at war,” Alicent replied. “My son’s sons were innocent boys, cruelly murdered. How many more must die to slake your thirst for vengeance?” - Alicent Hightower (Fire & Blood)

Queen Alicent, beloved of the smallfolk, placed her own crown upon the head of her daughter, Helaena, Aegon’s wife and sister. After kissing her cheeks, the mother knelt before the daughter, bowed her head, and said, “My Queen.” (Fire & Blood)

Alas, the king was not of a forgiving mind. Urged on by his mother, the Queen Dowager Alicent, Aegon II was determined to exact vengeance upon those who had betrayed and deposed him. (Fire & Blood)