21. This powerful office was often the power behind the throne and was held by Stilicho, Ricimer and others. 22. Lupescu is sometimes described as the power behind the throne , especially by those close to the extreme right. 23. The miniseries tells Arthur's story through the eyes of the women who were the power behind the throne . 24. Quark realizes that his mother was more than Zek's lover she was the power behind the throne . 25. They tend to avoid being the leader of a clan, but instead lurk as the power behind the throne . 26. Barquq remained the power behind the throne until he toppled as-Salih Hajji and usurped the sultanate in November 1382. 27. Markovic is a highly controversial figure in Yugoslavia as the power behind the throne during Milosevic's 13-year reign. 28. For some time, the power behind the throne was Mahi Narayan, who had been Nazir ( summoner ) for his father. 29. "Gingrich is the power behind the throne , and a much more consequential figure than Jack Kemp, " he said. 30. As the image of her as a political interloper grew, she sought to explicitly deny that she was the power behind the throne .