User blog comment:Silver adtr/Camelot Future/@comment-76.24.93.127-20130630175643

I generally agree with the comments posted here. I would like to add that although its true that we don't know much about Gwen's disposition as queen, her positive discussion/reaction to Gaius regarding Merlin having magic must've been a catalyst for what was to come. We don't know how long it took of course, for magic to be totally accepted - but I believe Gwen set the wheels in motion at that point. Arthur had been hardened against magic, and he really wasn't perceptive enough to really grasp the entirety of it all. I think only his impending death forced him to think about it in a more positive light once Merlin told him about it.

So, I'd like to think that Gwen at least set the stage for magic to be accepted, granted, she would've had a long, uphill battle for change - as is always the case for any major social-political upheaval.