am i not merciful?

𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐄'𝐒 𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒

Advisor in Small Council Maester Benifer, Lord Albin Massey, and Queen Alysanne—a foursome His Grace dubbed “my even smaller council”—Jaehaerys set out to codify, organize, and reform all the kingdom’s laws.

The Widow’s Law The right of the eldest son (or daughter, where there was no son) to inherit, but requiring said heirs to maintain surviving widows in the same conditions they enjoyed before their husband’s death.

The women’s courts Only women and girls were allowed to join Alysanne during these courts, regardless of their status of birth. Alysanne encouraged them to speak freely and openly about their fears, concerns, and hopes.

The queen’s fountains When the king and his master of coin, Rego Draz, balked at the costs, Alysanne served them a tankard of river water and challenged them to drink it. Instead of drinking the water, the king and his master of coin approved the construction of the fountains, which would become known as “the queen’s fountains”. The Night’s Watch Alysanne suggested to the Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch that the Nightfort, the oldest and largest castle at the Wall, which was too costly to maintain, be replaced with a smaller castle nearby. She used her own jewels (including her own crown) to finance the construction of the castle, which was named Deep Lake.To thank Alysanne for financing Deep Lake and winning them the New Gift, the Night’s Watch renamed the castle Snowgate, dubbing it Queensgate in her honor.

Abolition of the lord’s right to the first night After Queen Alysanne heard numerous horror stories by women involving this archaic custom, she persuaded the small council to declare it illegal in 58 AC.