In vertu and in hooly almus-dede
They lyven alle, and nevere asonder wende;
Til deeth departeth hem, this lyf they lede.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Man of Law’s Tale. After the death of King Alla, Constance and her son leave Northumberland and retire to Rome where she meets her father the Emperor. They spends the rest of her lives in virtue, carrying out holy charitable works.