Talk:Queen of Hearts/@comment-4047575-20131203190343/@comment-5102537-20131204142626

Running a kingdom was not an easy job. The Queen that successes the king, should he die, will have to take the King's place, which means she will have to know how to rule and to run an entire kingdom. Ruling wasn't only about deciding what sentence a criminal or alleged criminal deserved but about economy, military, strategy, diplomacy, politics, finances and so on.

How could a servant know about all those things when they were never taught them and lacked the sophistication and experience? Remember when Gaius and Arthur himself mentioned several that he wasn't ready to be king yet. And that despite Arthur having been raised as  prince and future king his whole life.

Gwen being capable of ruling was actually quite unrealistic, no matter how clever and kind she was. She had her advisors to help her, yet she actually wasn't fit to rule at all. I understand completely why Uther didn't want Arthur to marry a servant or commoner, although I loved Gwen as a character. A servant or commoner on the throne could have merely ruled as representative pro forma while others pull strings in the background.

In regard to Uther, he wanted someone on the throne who was able to keep the stability of Camelot and among the kingdoms of the land. A former serving girl certainly wasn't a match for other kings like Sarrum, for example (someone of whom even Uther was afraid of). In short, Gwen was actually too kind and most of all unexperienced in order to impress others and to gain their respect. Even Arthur had to struggle for respect from other leaders. Unfortunately, the dark ages weren't a time of Disney and romance.