How historically accurate IS Netflix s Bridgerton? From high society biracial families to a black Queen, men trying to avoid having children and women clueless about sex, Femail separates fact from fiction in the hit Regency romp
New Netflix romp Bridgerton was released at Christmas and follows a family on their quest for love in London
Regency romp has stunned viewers with its raunchy sex scenes, bawdy costumes and fantastical storylines
Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick claimed it is not a history lesson and said it has many modern elements
Experts have now revealed how much of the drama is truly rooted in fact. and how much is simply fiction
Bridgerton: ripping up the rulebook on Regency romance Hannah Greig, historian and etiquette advisor to new Netflix show Bridgerton, joins us to talk about the historical detail that can be found in the drama – and the inspirations behind it Published:
December 28, 2020 at 12:17 pm
Historian and etiquette advisor Hannah Greig joins us to discuss the historical details that can be found in new Netflix drama
Bridgerton. She talks about the inspirations behind the show, how it plays with the idea of what period drama should look like, and the challenges of bringing the opulence of upper-class Regency courtship to the screen.
December 28, 2020 at 12:25 pm
Think of a Regency-set period drama and you might expect a restrained and genteel affair; tea will be sipped and gossip might be whispered. Viewers may be invited to peer into panelled parlours lit by flickering candlelight, or an opulent Assembly room to watch a chaste yet highly charged Quadrille.
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Bridgerton takes this further, promising an on-screen Regency romance that feels made for the modern era. There are many playful and stylised elements; brightly lit settings and bold primary colour palettes, not to mention the string quartet arrangements of chart-topping favourites by Ariana Grande or Shawn Mendes. It is these choices made by creator and showrunner Chris Van Dusen and the team behind the new drama, explains Dr Hannah Greig, that help to translate the modern and ground-breaking nature of Georgian high society for a 21st-century audience. A historian of 18th-century Britain and the Beau Monde, Greig served as