Bridgerton Black Queen

Leave it to shonda rhimes to give us a black queen.

Bridgerton black queen. However it since has been recommended that queen charlotte did have black african ancestry in her household and the creators of bridgerton have constructed on this concept by making the king s spouse a self evidently black lady. Queen charlotte is played by british actress golda rosheuvel. Despite only brief mentions of kids in bridgerton the real queen charlotte gave birth to 15 children with 13 surviving until adulthood.

In a new interview with. Queen charlotte performed by g olda rosheuvel is. Netflix s bridgerton is a fictional take on 1800s england but its portrayal of queen charlotte is spot on.

The author behind the books that inspired netflix s upcoming drama bridgerton is defending the network s decision to cast queen charlotte of mecklenburg strelitz as black. Netflix s new period drama bridgerton gives us a queen charlotte who is petulant imperious funny bossy gossipy well dressed bewigged fond of pomeranians oh and she s black. In bridgerton the new shonda rhimes period drama on netflix the lords and ladies of early 19th century britain are depicted as black as well as white.

Here s the true story of the former queen. She virtually actually wasn t thought of black or mixed race on the time. As mentioned in a dinner conversation between the queen and king in episode 5 s the duke and i their youngest child princess amelia died at age 27 in 1810 just three years before bridgerton takes place.