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The Great Experiment changes the Bridgerton world forever in Queen Charlotte. Stars and creator Shonda Rhimes explain exactly what it is. Queen Charlotte brought more than Christmas trees to the Bridgerton universe.
- Black Britons in “Bridgerton”
- The Debate Over Charlotte’s Black Ancestry
- George and Charlotte’s Relationship
Like its sister show, “Queen Charlotte” takes substantial liberties with the historical record, portraying Charlotte as a Black woman whose marriage opened doors for people of color in 18th-century England. (In truth, most historians reject the theory that Charlotte was Black.) As Black aristocrat Lady Agatha Danbury saysin “Bridgerton,” “We were t...
The idea that Charlotte was Black stems from research conducted by historian Mario de Valdes y Cocom. Writing for PBS Frontline in 1997, he argued that Charlotte was “directly descended” from Margarita de Castro y Sousa, a 15th-century Portuguese noblewoman who was herself related to the 13th-century ruler Afonso III and his Moorish lover Madragana...
Born on May 19, 1744, Charlotte was the youngest daughter of the Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a territory in what is now northern Germany. When Charlotte was 17, the new king of England, 22-year-old George III, sought her hand in marriage. According to History Extra’s Catherine Curzon, George “needed a queen—and an heir—as a matter of urgency,” so...
- Meilan Solly
An exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum in 1999-2000 that explored Washington's life and legacy as a revolutionary leader and the first president of the United States. It featured rare documents, objects, and images from the Morgan, the Gilder Lehrman Collection, and the Huntington Library.
May 5, 2023 · The reasoning behind this racial integration, which the powers at court dub “the Great Experiment,” is that it showed support for Charlotte and reinforced the power of the crown in setting...
- Cady Lang
May 9, 2023 · The Great Experiment began with Queen Charlotte’s marriage to King George III. It was a starting point to integrate Black people and other people of color into Bridgerton’s Ton and society at large.
- Senior Critic
May 12, 2023 · What Is the “Great Experiment” in Netflix’s Queen Charlotte? The Bridgerton prequel series reimagines Queen Charlotte and King George III’s early years of marriage. By Leah Campano Published: May...
Dec 5, 2023 · Is American democracy an “experiment” in the bubbling-beakers-in-a-laboratory sense of the word? If so, what is the experiment attempting to prove, and how will we know if and when it has ...
