What century is Bridgerton set in?

"We knew we wanted the show to reflect the world we live in today, and even though it's set in the 19th century, we still wanted modern audiences to relate to it and to see themselves on screen," he said.
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Is Bridgerton set in the Victorian era?

So... when, exactly, does Bridgerton take place? The show takes place sometimes in the early 1800s Regency period, and the books are specifically set between 1813 and 1827, according to Julia Quinn's website.
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Is Bridgerton set in the 19th century?

Netflix's 'Bridgerton' is set during the 19th century Regency period. To be exact, Season 1 of Bridgerton takes place in 1813, which is toward the start of the Regency era. Per Netflix Life, Season 2 takes place roughly a year later, around 1814.
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What century is Bridgerton based on?

Bridgerton is set in the year 1813, which puts it right in the middle of the Regency period, which was towards the end of the Georgian era.
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How old is Daphne in Bridgerton?

Daphne Bridgerton age

In the book, which season one is based on, Daphne is 21 years old. Phoebe Dynevor, who plays Daphne, was born in April 1995 so is 26 in real life.
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How old are the Bridgerton children?

In the show, the Bridgerton kids and their friends range from 11 to 31 years old.
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What age is Simon in Bridgerton?

Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings, is 29 in season one of "Bridgerton." By season two, he'd at least be 30.
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Why is Bridgerton so historically inaccurate?

Despite its Regency-era setting, "Bridgerton" is far from historically accurate. Although many period dramas have cultural experts on hand during production to ensure historical authenticity, "Bridgerton" took an entirely different approach, opting for a diverse reimagining of London's high society.
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Is Bridgerton based on historical fact?

The action in Netflix period drama series Bridgerton is set in a highly stylised version of Regency era London and several fictional country estates across England. The plot is largely taken from a set of eight 21st-century novels by author Julia Quinn, and the story and characters are (mostly) fictional.
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What do they call periods in Bridgerton?

Courses is an older, fancier way of saying “menses,” or a period. In the Bridgerton time period, the presence or absence of someone's period was essentially the only way of determining whether or not she could bear children or was pregnant, so much is made of courses by the women on the show.
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What time period is Regency?

The real-life Regency period lasted less than a decade (from 1811 to 1820). It began when King George III was deemed too mad to rule the United Kingdom. His son, George IV, was appointed to act in his stead as Regent, or proxy ruler. And during this nine-year period, the aristocracy flourished.
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What is the Queen sniffing in Bridgerton?

The snuff would have been a finely powdered tobacco that often was flavored to add a different scent, and the Queen had such a snuff habit, so much that her nickname was "Snuffy Charlotte." On-set they didn't use the real stuff. The powder that Rosheuvel snorts during filming is a dyed sugar.
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What year is it supposed to be in Bridgerton?

Bridgerton is set in the year 1813, which puts it in the Regency era.
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Will there be a season 3 of Bridgerton?

Bridgerton will have a third and fourth season.

In April 2021, Shondaland TV, Shonda Rhimes's production company, tweeted a special message from the show's omniscient narrator and gossip columnist Lady Whistledown. "Esteemed members of the Ton," the letter read. "It seems we have a rather special announcement.
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Does the ton still exist in England?

England's upper ten thousand were known as The Ton, from the French phrase “le bon ton,” meaning in the fashionable mode. For all the stir it caused, the actual Regency lasted only nine years: From Feb. 5, 1811, when George, Prince of Wales, was sworn in as regent, to Jan.
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Are the Bridgertons real?

The Bridgerton family

The titular Bridgerton family we see in the show is entirely fictional. There is no record of a real Bridgerton family in the Regency era. The family comes from the Bridgerton book series by Julia Quinn.
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Why is Bridgerton so popular?

Part of the reason why Regency-era television and streaming is so popular is that it's an era where people have a lot of ideas about how romance was back then—not all of them historically accurate. Mr. Darcy, communicating in letters … that notion of old-fashioned romance is an enduring one, for better or worse.
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Are the bridgerton costumes historically accurate?

The Regency-era dresses' silhouettes are one of the show's most accurate aspects. “It's a tough silhouette,” Bretaña says. “And one that is not necessarily universally flattering, with that really, really high waistline right under the bust, and that really columnar skirt.
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Are the characters in the Bridgerton books black?

Are some characters Black in the Bridgerton books? Not specifically. The first difference you'll notice between the show and the books is that the Shondaland production imagines an inclusive, alternative universe in which Black people hold the same social standing as whites.
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Is Kate Sharma Indian in the books?

One of the book's protagonists, Katherine (Kate) Sheffield, is now Kathani (Kate) Sharma (played by Simone Ashley), who was raised in India and — as in the book — is visiting London to help her beloved younger half sister, Edwina (Charithra Chandran), find a husband.
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Where is Bridgerton filmed?

Filming actually took place across town in Greenwich, a neighbourhood in southeast London. The cast and crew took over Georgian villa Ranger's House on the edge of Greenwich Park, which these days is home to The Wernher Collection, a collection of more than 700 pieces of art.
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How old was Daphne when she was married?

The events of The Duke and I and Bridgerton Season 1 began unfolding in 1813, so Daphne was 21 years old. Phoebe Dynevor was 24-years-old while filming the first season with Simon Bassett. The Duke is eight years older than Daphne in the novels, so he was 29 when they married.
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How old is violet Bridgerton?

So, going down the alphabetical list of the eight Bridgerton siblings, in Season 2: Anthony is 30, Benedict is 28, Colin is 23, Daphne is 22, Eloise is 18, Francesca is 17, Gregory is 13, and Hyacinth is 11. Their mother Violet, by the way, is only supposed to be around 48 years old.
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Are Colin and Daphne twins?

Colin, the third Bridgerton, is just a bit older than Daphne, at 22. Eloise, Daphne's younger sister is supposed to be 17 in the series, which is why it made sense that she was allowed to delay her debut onto the dating scene. Penelope Featherington is the same age as Eloise.
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