Bridgerton’s quotable monarch is based on Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who was Queen of England from 1761 to ... of the queen was closer to her real appearance than other portraits.

Though the series takes license by dramatizing certain aspects of her life, it is loosely based on the real-life Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who lived during the 18th century.

The brilliant answer to that question comes from history itself, and the real-life Queen Charlotte upon whom the character is based. Namely, that she was considered an unfashionable, stuck-in-the ...

The Real Queen Charlotte: A Life of Culture ... and her influence helped shape England’s overarching approach to botanical research. Though she never ventured to America herself, her name ...