Traded the Queen for a Maid, He Burns With Regret

Traded the Queen for a Maid, He Burns With Regret

Queen Isabella married a commoner named Raynald, raised him to duke, and prepared to give him her throne. But after returning from prayer, she caught him cheating with her maid. He spread rumors that men rule better and demanded her abdication. She awoke. She annulled their marriage in front of all nobles—a clause in his charter made him penniless overnight. Desperate, he burned grain and tried to kill her. He was executed. The queen transformed from a love-blind wife into a true sovereign.