While Julia Quinn has said many a tie that &quot;Bridgerton isn&#039;t a history lesson&quot;

&#8220;It&#8217;s a Cinderella story&#8221;: Author Julia Quinn Speaks on the Historical Realism of Benedict’s Storyline in Bridgerton Books

The popular historical romance, the Bridgerton series, might take place in the
Regency era, but we know that it isn’t historically accurate
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-less-gossip-less-stress-and-equivalent-glamour-a-real-life-debutante-shares-the-difference-between-reality-and-bridgerton/].
Even the author, Julia Quinn herself makes sure she reminds fans that
“Bridgerton isn’t a history lesson”. However, among all the siblings, Quinn says
that Benedict’s storyline is the most historically accurate. 

Over the last 2 seasons of the Netflix adaptation of the Bridgerton books, we
have seen Benedict gradually become a fan favorite. Even Julia Quinn says that
the “delightful” Luke Thompson “kind of stole every scene he was in.”

[data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==]https://netflixjunkie.com/bridgerton-season-2-cast-meet-the-new-characters-as-well-as-the-old-ones/benedict-bridgerton-2/

However, after the release of Benedict’s book An Offer From A Gentleman, fans
were not happy with the character and with Julia Quinn for the decision she
made. Here’s all that went down

ALSO READ: “Those are the kind of scenes that make you want to be an actor”:
Charithra Chandran and Simone Ashley on the Infamous Wedding Scene From
‘Bridgerton’ Season 2
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-those-are-the-kind-of-scene-that-make-you-want-to-be-an-actor-charithra-chandran-and-simone-ashley-on-the-infamous-wedding-scene-from-bridgerton-season-2/]


THE HISTORICAL ACCURACY OF BENEDICT BRIDGERTON’S STORY, ACCORDING TO JULIA QUINN

After Kate and Anthony are all settled in, it is now time for Benedict
Bridgerton to find a partner. It seems like he finally fell in love with a girl.
But, the mysterious lady leaves him as the clock turns to midnight. Later, he
comes across another woman who catches his interest, but she isn’t of noble
birth as he is. Hence, Benedict does something fans had not expected to see in a
Julia Quinn novel. He asks her to be his mistress.

Right from the initial release of her books, Julia Quinn had received comments
saying that they were “too modern”. As a result, she ended up doing something
with Benedict that, according
[https://www.insider.com/julia-quinn-bridgerton-book-changes-season-2-breakdown-interview-2022-4]to
her, is “very, very realistic to the time” in asking Sophie to be his mistress
instead of his wife. Although fans, who were used to seeing innocent romance in
the series, found this appalling, Quinn thinks this “made total sense.”

[data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==]https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-i-get-the-bad-news-ahead-of-time-julia-quinn-discusses-bridgerton-season-3-casting/julia-quinn-5/

In the case of Benedict Bridgerton in Julia Quinn’s books and possibly
[https://netflixjunkie.com/bridgerton-season-3-might-break-from-the-order-of-the-books-anyone-among-benedict-colin-and-eloise-can-now-fall-in-love/]
the upcoming season of the Netflix Original
[https://netflixjunkie.com/category/originals], this plot is going to work out
very well. It made Quinn write a story “looking at differences in social class
and how that affected them in that time period.” However, that is not always the
case.

This shows fans how it always isn’t a bad thing for a piece of art, be it a
book, show, or movie, to stay “inaccurate” factually. These works are meant to
be enjoyed. If like The Crown [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/the-crown], Downton
Abbey [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/downton-abbey], or Vikings
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/vikings], these shows had to be realistic, they
would be. Other times, like Julia Quinn and her romance series, don’t aim to be
a history lesson, but that doesn’t make them any less enjoyable.

ALSO READ: Bridgerton Books: Author, Characters, Family, Synopsis, Where to
Order Signed Copies, and More
[https://netflixjunkie.com/bridgerton-books-author-characters-family-synopsis-where-to-order-signed-copies-and-more/]

The first two seasons of Bridgerton are streaming
[https://www.netflix.com/title/80232398] on Netflix now!

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The popular historical romance, the Bridgerton series, might take place in the Regency era, but we know that it isn’t <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-less-gossip-less-stress-and-equivalent-glamour-a-real-life-debutante-shares-the-difference-between-reality-and-bridgerton/">historically accurate</a>. Even the author, Julia Quinn herself makes sure she reminds fans that “Bridgerton isn’t a history lesson”. However, among all the siblings, Quinn says that Benedict’s storyline is the most historically accurate. 
Over the last 2 seasons of the Netflix adaptation of the Bridgerton books, we have seen Benedict gradually become a fan favorite. Even Julia Quinn says that the “delightful” Luke Thompson “kind of stole every scene he was in.”
<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/bridgerton-season-2-cast-meet-the-new-characters-as-well-as-the-old-ones/benedict-bridgerton-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-23033"><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-23033 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/benedict-bridgerton.webp" alt="" width="1746" height="1184" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/benedict-bridgerton.webp 1746w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/benedict-bridgerton-300x203.webp 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/benedict-bridgerton-1024x694.webp 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/benedict-bridgerton-768x521.webp 768w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/benedict-bridgerton-1536x1042.webp 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1746px) 100vw, 1746px" /></a>
However, after the release of Benedict’s book An Offer From A Gentleman, fans were not happy with the character and with Julia Quinn for the decision she made. Here’s all that went down
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-those-are-the-kind-of-scene-that-make-you-want-to-be-an-actor-charithra-chandran-and-simone-ashley-on-the-infamous-wedding-scene-from-bridgerton-season-2/">“Those are the kind of scenes that make you want to be an actor”: Charithra Chandran and Simone Ashley on the Infamous Wedding Scene From &#8216;Bridgerton&#8217; Season 2</a>
<h2>The historical accuracy of Benedict Bridgerton&#8217;s story, according to Julia Quinn</h2>
After Kate and Anthony are all settled in, it is now time for Benedict Bridgerton to find a partner. It seems like he finally fell in love with a girl. But, the mysterious lady leaves him as the clock turns to midnight. Later, he comes across another woman who catches his interest, but she isn’t of noble birth as he is. Hence, Benedict does something fans had not expected to see in a Julia Quinn novel. He asks her to be his mistress.
Right from the initial release of her books, Julia Quinn had received comments saying that they were “too modern”. As a result, she ended up doing something with Benedict that, <a href="https://www.insider.com/julia-quinn-bridgerton-book-changes-season-2-breakdown-interview-2022-4">according </a>to her, is “very, very realistic to the time” in asking Sophie to be his mistress instead of his wife. Although fans, who were used to seeing innocent romance in the series, found this appalling, Quinn thinks this “made total sense.”
<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-i-get-the-bad-news-ahead-of-time-julia-quinn-discusses-bridgerton-season-3-casting/julia-quinn-5/" rel="attachment wp-att-29679"><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29679 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/julia-quinn.jpg" alt="" width="1559" height="975" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/julia-quinn.jpg 1559w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/julia-quinn-300x188.jpg 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/julia-quinn-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/julia-quinn-768x480.jpg 768w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/julia-quinn-1536x961.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1559px) 100vw, 1559px" /></a>
In the case of Benedict Bridgerton in Julia Quinn’s books and <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/bridgerton-season-3-might-break-from-the-order-of-the-books-anyone-among-benedict-colin-and-eloise-can-now-fall-in-love/">possibly</a> the upcoming season of the <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/category/originals">Netflix Original</a>, this plot is going to work out very well. It made Quinn write a story “looking at differences in social class and how that affected them in that time period.” However, that is not always the case.
This shows fans how it always isn’t a bad thing for a piece of art, be it a book, show, or movie, to stay “inaccurate” factually. These works are meant to be enjoyed. If like <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/the-crown">The Crown</a>, <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/downton-abbey">Downton Abbey</a>, or<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/vikings"> Vikings</a>, these shows had to be realistic, they would be. Other times, like Julia Quinn and her romance series, don’t aim to be a history lesson, but that doesn&#8217;t make them any less enjoyable.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/bridgerton-books-author-characters-family-synopsis-where-to-order-signed-copies-and-more/">Bridgerton Books: Author, Characters, Family, Synopsis, Where to Order Signed Copies, and More</a>
The first two seasons of Bridgerton are <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80232398">streaming</a> on Netflix now!

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