Queen Charlotte Was Real
While Bridgerton is mostly fictional, there’s one character who is based on a real-life historical figure and that’s none other than Queen Charlotte. The coolest fact about her is that she’s believed to have been England’s first monarch of mixed race. Apparently, she was a direct descendent of a Black branch in the Portuguese royal family.
Just like her character on the show, Queen Charlotte was also very much a part of the social scene and stirred up quite the controversy back in her day. She also enjoyed partaking in snuff just like her on-screen persona, so much so that she was nicknamed Snuffy Charlotte.