Queen Charlotte, what is the Grand Experiment?
What is the Grand Experiment ne Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story ? The prequel to the universe of Bridgerton it centers on the Queen’s rise to power and fame Carlotta. The series tells how the young queen’s marriage to King George is the basis of a great love story and a social change thanks to which the world of high society was born Bridgerton.
Over the course of the – already successful – series of Netflix, the Great Experiment is mentioned several times, but what is it about? It all begins when Carlotta’s brother, Adolfo, agrees to give his sister in marriage to the English king. This arranged marriage will allow the monarchy to flourish, with the Queen next to the King, and will also serve the so-called Great Experiment.
In practice, it is the British monarchy’s attempt to save its reputation, bearing in mind that before this marriage, there were no black nobles within the royal family. With Charlotte, now in England, the House of Lords enact the Great Experiment: Toning down black woman choice by making the act an example to all aristocracy.
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Before the big wedding event, the crown awards various aristocratic titles to non-white people, such as Agatha Danbury and her husband. This is where the Great Experiment starts, that is to make the British nobility more integrated, in order to make the “choice of Charlotte” as Queen intentional and not a “mistake”.
Did the Great Experiment really happen?
Many fans wondered if the Grand Experiment really happened. In the history of the British monarchy, this never happened. For its part, Shonda Rhimes he drew on true events to tell his story. Director Tom Verica stated in this regard: “What if society embraced these differences and elevated black people to positions and ranks of prominence? The great experiment allows us to reinvent what that world might have been like if that part of Carlotta’s identity had been recognized.
Bottom line, for the purposes of the story, the Grand Experiment worked. In the parent series Bridgerton the aristocracy is well integrated as – for example – the marriage between Simon e Daphne.
