Traded the Queen for a Maid, He Burns With Regret

The Story

Queen Isabella betrays her own crown by marrying the commoner Raynald and elevating him to duke. She prepares to hand him the throne, only to discover him cheating with her maid after returning from prayer. Instead of confessing, Raynald spreads rumors that men rule better and demands her abdication. Isabella awakens from her delusion and annuls their marriage before all nobles. A specific clause in his charter leaves him penniless overnight. Desperate and ruined, he burns grain and attempts to kill her. The law catches up with him, and he faces execution. The former love-blind wife now stands as a true sovereign.