The Canterbury Tales

What does the Queen tell the knight he has to do in order to save his life? How long does he have to do this?

The WIfe of Bath's Tale.

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The queen intervened and begged her husband to spare the knight, promising the knight that she would grant his life if he could answer the question "What do women most desire?" She gave him one year to find the answer.

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