The Queen's Experiment

One of Tangie's prompts this year is called Poetic License and involves the random choice (hers) of several words/phrases from a compilation of 400 words she named the Poetic License Word Library.  I thought I would give it a try and amazingly this story evolved!  Of course, you guys know it is a true story right down to the epilogue.  (Consider this my invitation to Jupiter's next time you are in California, Fraser!).  I am aware that you all have your version of this story but this is mine.  Enjoy!