In Season 3 of ‘Brigerton’, Cressida Cowper took on greater importance. She went from being the “bad girl” of London society to becoming close friends with Eloise and eventually getting Penelope Featherington into trouble.
However, there is one question that more than one fan of the Netflix series is sure to ask: he asked for a lot of money, could he get rich with this amount?
Warning: Spoilers for ‘Brigerton’ Season 3, Part 2 will be revealed from this point on.
How much money did Cressida Cowper ask Penelope for in ‘Brigerton 3’?
In “Brigerton” Season 3 Part 2, Cressida appears so desperate to avoid an arranged marriage to an older man that she decides to take credit for “Lady Whistledown” in order to collect the Queen’s £5,000 reward offered by Charlotte to someone to expose her author.
Although his original plan fails, once he discovers that Penelope is the one behind the gossip column, he goes to her enemy for money: he asks her for 10 thousand pounds in exchange for not revealing his secret to the whole society. As soon as Colin tries to mediate, Cressida ups the ante and demands double, £20k.
While these numbers are high on their own today, how much money was that back then?
It must be remembered that the third season of “Brigerton” takes place in 1815, so to answer the question, inflation since then must be taken into account.
The Bank of England through its website points out that 5 thousand pounds since then is equivalent to more than 373 thousand pounds in May 2024, that is 474 thousand 563 dollars. 10 thousand pounds, today, would be more than 746 thousand pounds or 949 thousand 129 dollars, almost a million.
In addition, the Archives department of England points out that, in 1820 (it does not specify it for 1815), 10 thousand pounds were used to buy 952 horses, two thousand cows, pay more than 66 thousand days’ wages to a skilled laborer, among other things .
Who does Cressida Cowper marry in the ‘Bridgerton’ books?
In Julia Quinn’s books, the story of “Pen’s enemy” is slightly different from the one shown in the Netflix series.
Cressida Cowper marries Lord Twombley, an elderly man who boasts of his wealth and who has no significant connection to the plot. It is worth noting that this happens in the third book, “I Give You My Heart.”
For the fourth novel, Seducing Mr. Bridgerton, Cressida is widowed and discovers that her husband was not as rich as he claimed, and is therefore in financial trouble. This is what prompts her to impersonate Lady Whistledown and eventually bribe Penelope.
Let us know in the comments if you’d have liked Cressida to go her own way, or if you liked her ‘Brigerton’ ending.
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