Hot History - What Navy will Lord Corlys lead? 🐉

Episode Date: June 22, 2026

Hi Guys! Today I'm joined by the wonderful Steve Toussaint aka Lord Corlys Velaryon in House of the Dragon! From Daenerys to Princess Diana, I want to know if the Sea Snake himself will bend the knee or fend off thee to these couple of leaders! Listen now and make sure to watch House of the Dragon Season 3 on HBO Max.

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free of charge. BetMGM operates pursuant to an operating agreement with Eye Gaming Ontario. Speaking of people who may not be operating on the seven seas, but they could be an incident that comes up. Okay. Scooby-Doo and the mystery. What do we think? Hi guys, welcome back to Hot History. I'm Ainsley Harvey and I am thrilled today for a very special game.

We are doing a round of bend the knee or fend off thee. And my guest, let me tell you, he is Lord of the Tides. He's master of drift mark. He's head of houseful. or at least in season three of House of the Dragon, Steve Disson. Hello. Steve, thank you so much for joining me. I'm thrilled today.

Oh, thank you. My pleasure. So I'm a big history lover. Okay. Steve. My community, also big history lovers. If there's one thing we know, it is that the strength of an empire, of a nation, of a ruler, of a dynasty often comes down to the power of their navy.

Ah. So I want to know from the sea snake himself, would you then, the knee or send off thee to these couple of people. Are you ready? Let's go. First off the rake. Oh, says Diana. You would bend the knee.

Instantly, right? Yeah, absolutely. Because I don't go by a rule book, because I lead from the heart, not the head. I would do anything for pretty die. Yeah. Done. Cool. What about keeping in the Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon,

world. Calaisi, DeNaris. What are we thinking? My reign is just bigger. Oh, now I'm trying to think of her trajectory, her story. I know, it's a bit towards the end. Yeah, towards the end. But I think I probably would bend, so it's me or Corliss? It's Colis.

Oh, I think Corlis would bend the knee. I agree. Yeah, definitely. He's got to keep it, you know. Yeah, yeah. And she does have a rightful claim to the throat. Yes, so I think. And early seasons. Absolutely. Right?

Yeah. You know? Clearly. Excuse his name. Yeah, yeah. Next, someone else who is controversial, contentious, perhaps a little bit of a tricky one here. Love on.

What do we think? Bend the knee, bend off thee. So I have to confess that the whole Harry Potter thing has kind of gone over my hair. Okay. So I've only seen maybe two of the movies. But I don't think that that's a good person. I don't think so.

Well, Neville, I'm sure we can find a place for you in our rank. So I think it would be fend off thee. was that the thing? Fend off the. Fend off the... Also, I'm not sure wizards are operating on the seven seas.

No. You know? So I think they've kind of got it covered. They'd be bad luck. Speaking of people who may not be operating on the seven seas,

but they could be an incident that comes up. Okay. Scooby-Doo and the mystery. What do we think? Scooby snacks. If there's some kind of like sea creature,

maritime ghost, are we bending the knee or fending off thee? I'm going to bend the knee because I love those guys and I love how it always entered them going with the criminal going and I'd have got away with it two

if it was a few pesky kids. I might have gotten away with it too. It wasn't for these blasted kids in their dogs. So, yes. Also, like, Scooby snacks all day. Absolutely. They have the catering, like, we'd be covered, you know? And we know that Shaggy, you know,

he likes to clearly. True, true, true. Everyone would be having a good time. Okay, next off the rank. Another kind of contentious one. Okay. Again, perhaps maybe not a Navy, but certainly some kind of large yacht. Okay.

Logan Roy for succession. What are we thinking? Where are we sitting? Oh, fuck off. This is interesting because I like Logan. Me too. Yeah, but I don't know that he and Corliss are going to work. I don't think, no, that's true. Not compatible.

Yeah, so Corliss is fend off the... No, yeah. But I like him. You're not serious people. Love it. Dying. Yeah. But you are not.

Serious people. Okay, next. We have Tanya from The White Lotus. Have you seen The White Lotus? Oh, Tanya, yes. The gays are trying to kill me. Yes, these gays, they're trying to murder me. I was thinking, are you going to save Tanya from the gaze on the boat?

No. No. To be fair, peak drama. Yeah, and also, the thing about her, she's fun to watch, but I remember she kept toying with an employee. employee. It's true. Yeah, she was, and so it was like that thing of like, oh, I'm going to help you.

And then she didn't. Or it was like it wasn't, no, no, she can die. That's true. Although, speaking of toying with employees. Oh, okay. Could be a little bit of Lord Callers. Oh, wow. Toying with his employees.

So there could be some alignment there. You never know. Maybe, yeah. He's going to rise above, though. Yeah, exactly. Yeah. Okay. And the last one.

Okay. Cleopatra. Would we bend the knee or fend off thee? Context here? Yes. She lost the wall in a naval battle. So she could use the help here. She could.

And she was, I mean, despite that picture, she meant to be very beautiful. Yes. A woman ruling in her all-male. I think we'd bend the knee. I think you have to. Yeah. Right? Yeah.

It'd change history. I got it. You know, Roman Empire may not have even happened. There you go. So I think she's the big one. She is. Yeah, well done. I love it.

Lord Horse is on the right side of history. He's there for Princess Diana. He's there for Cleopatra. He's a part of the mystery gang. Exactly. And yeah, he understands the power of a woman. 100%. So that is it for me today.

Okay, thank you so much. Bend the knee, fend off thee with Steve Toussonne, everybody. Make sure to catch Season 3 of House of the Dragon on HV. Are you one of those media strategy people clicking through slides, scrolling spreadsheets, spreadsheets. Yes? Good. This is for you. Because on Spotify, there's an audience that's different. Locked in. Loyal, invested. They're called fans. Fans don't just listen to music. They feel seen by it, like it belongs to them. So when your brand shows up on Spotify, that's who you're talking to. And you're right next to artists like me, Lizzo. So, are you ready to talk to fans?

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