Was Charlotte really Black? Bridgerton’s quotable monarch is based on Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who was Queen of England from 1761 to 1818. Like most women of her time, Charlotte’s ...

The series features an alluring interracial romance at its core and weaves in subplots that expose class double standards, the emotional toll of high society and yes, a Black Queen Charlotte (who ...

The series fictionalizes the lives of Queen Charlotte and King George III of England. It leans into the theory that Charlotte came from a Black branch of the Portuguese royal family. "Queen ...

TV shows like "Bridgerton" and its upcoming Netflix spinoff portray a Black Queen Charlotte. They lean into a theory popularized by one historian who asserts that she was biracial. But other ...

So who was the real Queen Charlotte? With many viewers wondering how accurate the portrayal is and whether she was actually a Black queen of England, we've gathered all the key information about ...

Among royal family members wearing the black armbands to commemorate those who died in this week's Air India plane crash were ...

Editor’s note: This article was originally published Feb. 18, 2021, and has been republished ahead of the release of “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.” Julia Quinn’s series jumps right ...

But three years later, a steady barrage of billboards showcasing a young Black woman royal with an immaculately styled afro convinced me to give “Queen Charlotte” a shot. In her seminal essay ...

During the panel, led by Variety’s Angelique Jackson, the cast spoke about the significance of Queen Charlotte, a Black woman, being at the center of the new series. The character instantly ...

Spoiler alert! The following contains significant details from Netflix's "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story." Romantic? Yes. Sexy? For sure. Historically accurate? No, not really. Netflix's ...

Bridgerton' prequel 'Queen Charlotte,' which premiered in L.A. on ... because they are both Black women. “They know each other in a different, unspoken way. By just getting to that level of ...

With no mention of the royal at all in Quinn’s writing, many wonder what the author has to say about Queen Charlotte’s portrayal as Black in the TV series. “I go back and forth between ...