I have seeing the show "Bridgerton" popping up on Netflix from time to time but never really got into.  However, recently there was a prequel introduced with a series that was composed of six episodes.  It was of the much younger Queen Charlotte from when she married King George III.  That is the man from which the United States declared its independence and was referred to on occasion as "mad King George".

Queen Charlotte was a real person and was married to King George.  She was not black , being simply German while many of the spouses in the English Royal Family (including Prince Philip in the last generation), but most of the story is true or close enough.  It shows that George had issues, and the information was kept from her.  Once she found out however, she was apparently strong enough to keep George happy and healthy enough to product 15 offspring.

I found the story moving and found myself cheering Charlotte on at many points during the series.  I am now considering that perhaps, it  might be worth it to go back and watch Bridgeton, which is now a series of two seasons, and see where all the story goes.

I do know, already, that Charlotte and George were the grandparents of at least two future rulers of England, including Queen Victoria who ruled for about 67 years.  Quite a legacy.  

Oh, and new research suggests that the illness King George suffered from was NOT, as so many once believed, a mental or nervous condition but actually a  brain and body chemistry that was in fact physical.  It affected his brain function and his body.  But then, I already believe that most of what we call mental illness is actually has a body chemistry cause.

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