A World of Bridgerton Possibilities

Spoilers for Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte on Netflix

Queen Charlotte, the character, was not in the Bridgerton novels by Julia Quinn in the same way she is in the Netflix series. By that, I mean that Queen Charlotte was not in the books much at all. But she stole the show, literally, a time or two. And her reward for being such a beloved character was a one season spin off that showed her own relationship with King George (Just George or Farmer George). But in showing that era of high society, we not only got to know Queen Charlotte but we also got glimpses of Lady Danbury and Violet Bridgerton (née Ledger). This did include a brief affair between Lady Danbury and Violet’s father after the death of Lord Danbury.

This has turned into a “give the mouse a cookie” situation in which the act of bestowing the cookie led the mouse to asking for more and more. In this case, there is a hope amongst certain segments of the Bridgerton fandom for more spin off series. Do I count myself among the hopeful? Yes and no. I’m not the best at keeping up with TV shows anyway, so I know there’s a chance that I wouldn’t be able to watch or see the show if it were released, but on the other hand, Queen Charlotte’s show set up some key reveals later. For example, it explained why she extended compassion to Penelope when she revealed herself as Lady Whistledown despite the chaos she caused with the pen name. As Lady Danbury pointed out, Queen Charlotte knew what it meant to play the game from the outside better than anyone.