In the medieval period, would a court jester have been necessary to break the news of a Queen consort’s death?
In the medieval period, would a court jester have been necessary to break the news of a Queen consort’s death?
For example, assuming Philip III of France had had a court jester, how would such a profession deal with the topic of Isabella of Aragon getting into a horse crash, basically miscarrying on the spot, and dying?