 Rumors that Isabeau and Orléans were lovers began to circulate , a relationship that was considered incestuous . Whether the two were intimate has been questioned by contemporary historians , including Gibbons who believes the rumor may have been planted as propaganda against Isabeau as retaliation against tax increases she and Orléans ordered in 1405 . An Augustinian friar , Jacques Legrand , preached a long sermon to the court denouncing excess and depravity , in particular mentioning Isabeau and her fashions — with exposed necks , shoulders and décolletage . The monk presented his sermon as allegory so as not to offend Isabeau overtly , but he cast her and her ladies @-@ in @-@ waiting as " furious , vengeful characters " . He said to Isabeau , " If you don 't believe me , go out into the city disguised as a poor woman , and you will hear what everyone is saying . " Thus he accused Isabeau as having lost touch with the commoners and the court with its subjects . At about the same time a satirical political pamphlet , Songe Veritable , now considered by historians to be pro @-@ Burgundian propaganda , was released and widely distributed in Paris . The pamphlet hinted at the Queen 's relations with Orléans . 
