Bridgerton The Queen Black

The first season of show centers around the relationship between a white future duchess daphne bridgerton phoebe dynevor and a black inheritor of dukedom simon basset regé jean page.

Bridgerton the queen black. Here s the true story of the former queen. 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. Despite only brief mentions of kids in bridgerton the real queen charlotte gave birth to 15 children with 13 surviving until adulthood.

Inspired by a series of novels by julia quinn bridgerton is set in london at the height of the regency era. Bridgerton and the royal mystery over whether queen charlotte was black as netflix s hit new costume drama raises questions over the royal s lineage hannah betts examines the reality. A duke footman lady s maid or even a respected boxer.

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. Many have long believed that the queen who was married to king george iii and is an. Netflix s bridgerton is a fictional take on 1800s england but its portrayal of queen charlotte is spot on.

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. In the show britain s real life queen charlotte is portrayed as a black woman by actress golda rosheuvel. To translate bridgerton exists in a fictional 19th century london society where unlike today queen charlotte s race was never up for debate.

Netflix s bridgerton may be a work of fiction but its portrayal of queen charlotte is surprisingly true to history and she may well have been black.