*Spoilers for Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story under!*
Prom dresses, secret relationships and Lady Whistledown are back in style with the new Netflix series. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. In the latest edition of Bridgerton In the cinematic universe, we witness Queen Charlotte’s rise to fame and power in the wake of her marriage to King George III. However, what you may not know is that the Bridgerton royals are loosely based on it the real Queen Charlotte and King George and the events that unfolded during their relationship in 18th-century Britain. While they had a loyal and loving relationship on screen, things got complicated in real life when the king faced mental health issues that weren’t properly recognized at the time.
Over the period of BridgertonAs we can see, it’s the first two seasons that Queen Charlotte rules the monarchy while the king is being treated for his mental illness, and in the prequel series we see where and how it originated. Get ahead of the game everything we know about King George’s real-life mental health and how it translates into life Bridgerton Universe.
What was King George likely to be diagnosed with?
As shown Queen Charlotte, According to an article in a medical journal, in 1765, at the age of 27, King George began showing symptoms of mild depression and mania. “The Madness of King George III: A Psychiatric Reappraisal” by Timothy J Peters. Due to the lack of mental health knowledge and medical resources in the 18th century, it is difficult to pinpoint exactly what the king might be diagnosed with today. Accordingly the National Library of Medicine and a Recent study who programmed a computer to read letters written by the king between 1760 and 1820, George was showing signs of “acute mania” and possibly suffering from bipolar I disorder.
In 1788, at the age of 50, the king suffered his first serious attack of insanity Smithsonian, He had trouble sleeping for more than two hours at a time and would “speaking out of turn” and making inappropriate advances towards the Queen’s servants. Per Georgian papersHe reportedly attacked her eldest son, George, Prince of Wales due to his mania.
Over the years, George has also experienced hallucinations and physical pain as a result of his mental illness. Researchers found that the king’s erratic behavior could be related to this porphyriaAccording to the Mayo Clinic, these are a group of rare disorders that can lead to nerve toxicity in the brain.
Fashion reports that the King was also showing signs of dementia in September 1811, when one of his physicians, Robert Willis, wrote: “We have seen His Majesty sometimes in a state of delirium, sometimes greatly struck by false pictures, neither of these states has this day.” coined.” as much as a degree of irritability that could only be met by duress and modified only by occasional exclamations and meaningless noises.”
How did King George die?
As the king’s conditions deteriorated over time, George, the Prince of Wales, officially became regent in February 1811. Queen Charlotte became King George’s permanent guardian and was his chief carer until she died of pneumonia in 1818 at the age of 74. The King survived the Queen and died blind, deaf and “crazy” at Windsor Castle on 19 January 1820 Official website of the royal family.
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