In advance of season two arriving on March 25, we review Season 1 through a Black history lens. Bridgerton was a big hit on Netflix with its scandal, wealth, period costumes and plentiful Black cast. Many are asking if there is any truth to the characters or situations.
- The several real ‘Simon Duke of Hastings’ in 1700s and 1800s England
- Actual famous Black boxers of the 19th century
- Rich Black men and their English country estates
- Black Queens and Princesses that actually existed in the 19th and 20th century
- A real Black heiress and the mansion where she lived in London
- White aristocracy and their Black lovers from the 1700s to World War 2
- Hidden African history in European buildings and weddings
- Numerous Black composers and their beautiful classical music
- Actual African royal families in Africa compared to their European counterparts
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