10 Most Heartbreaking Moments in Game of Thrones

#6 Burning of Shireen At The Stake

One of the nastiest things to happen on this show was the burning of innocent Shireen at the behest of her father, Stannis Baratheon. Melisandre asks him to burn his daughter Shireen at the stake as a sacrifice, believing that the “king’s blood” in her veins will please the red god, who will then change their fortunes; but it didn’t.