Did the High Sparrow manipulate Tommen?

He does care about kings and queens!” The High Sparrow seems to be manipulating Tommen, and this information is the trump card that will keep him in Tommen’s (and hopefully Cersei’s) good graces.

Why did Tommen side with high Sparrow?

The sigil of their house is a golden rose so lady Olena knows she is still herself beneath her’ conversion’. Tommen too is giving lip service to the High Sparrow to insure his lady love doesnt get taken away again. Tommen thought to get all his loved ones out of the Sparrow’s grip but too late.

Who told the High Sparrow about Cersei and Jaime?

Immediately after Tommen tells her the news, Cersei and Jaime show up to the small council with a plan to invite the Tyrell army into King’s Landing to deal with the Seven and protect Margaery from a [walk] of atonement. I believe this is a ruse by Cersei to draw the Tyrells into her scheme.

What does high Sparrow want?

What the High Sparrow wants is to have the Faith rule the Iron Throne, which is exactly what the Faith Militant attempted during the Targaryen reign. He has been gradually destroying the public image of both the Lannisters and Tyrells in King’s Landing. Cersei was made to do the walk of shame.

What secret did the High Sparrow tell Tommen?

High sparrow did not tell tommen any of that. He just told him that Margery will also have an walk of atonement just like cersie. Tommen later tells about it to cersie, after which cersie tells it to olenna and kevan in the small council meeting.

Why did Cersei give the High Sparrow power?

2 Giving The High Sparrow Power When Margaery marries Tommen, Cersei begins to see that she could be outmaneuvered by the new queen. In an effort to stop Margaery’s rise to power, she gives power to the High Sparrow, a religious leader.

Who kills tommen Baratheon?

As the trials were set to begin, Cersei orchestrated a wildfire explosion at the Great Sept, killing thousands including Margaery. After witnessing the disastrous event, Tommen took off his crown and killed himself by walking out of his bedroom window.

Was high Sparrow bad?

While he is still quite misogynistic in the books, the Sparrow is in some ways less villainous. Unlike the usual corrupt Septons and nobility, the High Sparrow seems to genuinely want to help the poor, even selling much of the Faith’s wealth to buy food for the poor.

Why did Cersei arm the High Sparrow?

Cersei thought to provide the new High Sparrow as her ally, prevent them suckering up the streets with their talk (and instead put them to work as an army she intially thought she’d have command over) and have the Faith’s debt forgiven in exchange.