Queen Charlotte: real history behind the new Bridgerton series

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🗓️ 2 May 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Tomorrow, period drama fans will be glued to their screens as Netflix releases their latest show set in the Bridgerton universe – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. Created by showrunner Shonda Rhimes, the series fictionalises the story of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a young woman shipped off to marry the king of England, George III. Polly Putnam, historical advisor on the drama, speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about some of its real inspirations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Just Between Us, the podcast with all of the answers, some of the time.
0:05.0	A bit of a different thing going on this week.
0:07.3	You've been immature and you've lied.
0:10.3	And now you're trying to turn it on me and manipulate me and gaslight me.
0:13.9	I was trying to manipulate you.
0:15.7	Diana, you would be chucking their clothes out of the window.
0:18.1	I know, I'd be like, are you joking?
0:20.6	I don't know.
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0:26.3	And remember, it's just between us.
0:32.3	Welcome to the History Extra podcast.
0:35.7	Fascinating historical conversations from BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed.
0:47.3	From tomorrow, period drama fans will be glued to their screens
0:52.2	as Netflix releases their latest story set in the Bridgeton
0:56.1	universe, Queen Charlotte, a Bridgeton story. Created by showrunner Shonda Rhymes, the series
1:02.4	fictionalises the story of Charlotte of Mecklenburg Strellets as a young woman shipped off to marry
1:09.1	the King of England, George III.
1:11.8	Polly Putnam, a collections curator at Historic Royal Pallises, acted as historical advisor on the drama.
1:19.0	And I spoke to her to find out more.
1:21.6	Thank you so much for joining me, Polly.
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