522. Warlords of the West: A Clash of Ice and Fire (Part 3)

1123.884 - 1147.796 Tom Holland

And, I mean, he's not just the power behind the throne. He puts the throne in his shadow. He is an absolutely domineering figure. And he's able to do that because, for the Merovingians, very unfortunate series of circumstances. They're a succession of kind of children who succeed to the throne, die, succeeded by another child. You know, if they grow to adulthood, they're absolutely useless.