To get it to raise funds to crush a rebellion :)
The answer will be setting because the reader will have a different mindset when they see the setting of the story
imagine you are a king/queen and its time for you to step down as reining monarch, your mother and father are your predecesors and therefore your son or daughter would be heir, normally its the first born child
The east coast, or the northeast.
Women raise children and have to watch them go off into war which is obviously hard. Also women had to raise children and take care of farms while their husbands were away. Some women were used as spies. Women were probably devastated when their husbands die or grateful and happy if or when they returned. I hope this answers your question because I'm kind of confused on exactly what you're asking. :)