“Queen Charlotte” has been giving everyone something to talk about since it hasn’t left the top of Netflix’s most-watched series since its premiere a few days ago, so it was to be expected that fans would be quick to find historical errors in the series. , but also, cast doubt on what actually happened and what didn’t in real life.
And one of the things that draws the most attention in the prequel to “Bridgerton” is the so-called “great experiment.” Here we tell you what it’s all about.
What is ‘Queen Charlotte’s’ big experiment?
Although it is widely known that Bridgerton’s universe is completely fictional, he has used some real-life historical events, usages and customs, since the very existence of Queen Charlotte and her husband, King George III, happened in the United Kingdom. and their marriage took place in 1761.
As for the so-called “great experiment” mentioned in the series, it is a reference to the political and social decisions of Princess Augusta (George’s mother) to include people of African descent into British high society, since the queen herself is played by a black woman.
This is where a young Lady Danbury plays an important role in the series, as she makes sure that the new titles of Lady and Lord given to her and her husband are respected, as well as parentage, showing that “both sides” of society are equal and deserve to have the same rights, regardless of their origin or the color of their skin.
Thus, in the series, the “great experiment” ends up being successful, which is why in “Brigerton” we usually see marriages between people of different ethnicities belonging to high society.
Did the ‘great experiment’ happen in real life?
If we remember that the series is just a fiction that does not pretend to be attached to real history, and only seeks to get some references, we can confirm that “the great experiment” did not happen in real life, because in the eighteenth century, Despite fact that there were about 20 people of African descent in the UK, they had no class privilege nor were they considered members of high society.
Although well, it is true that some historians believe that Queen Charlotte was indeed of African descent because there are portraits where she has certain features of “a black”. However, there are no historical records to confirm such information.
Source: univision
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