'Queen Charlotte': Corey Mylchreest on King George's Heartbreaking Descent Into Madness (Exclusive)
etonline.comexplores young Charlotte's rise to the throne and the early days of her marriage to King George III. But the Bridgerton prequel also spends considerable time delving into King George's side of the story, namely his illness and mental capacity.
Viewers of will recall in the first two seasons, Queen Charlotte's husband is often not seen onscreen as Charlotte and others mention him infrequently, usually in the context of the monarch being unfit to carry out his duties properly.
In one specific scene in season 2, King George abruptly interrupts a conversation Queen Charlotte is having with Edwina Sharma, who, at the time, was expected to marry Anthony Bridgerton.
In his outburst, George believed it to be wedding day to Charlotte, softening the queen's hard edges just a bit. The severity of George's mental incapacities is conveyed for the first time.It's in that George's gradually deteriorating health takes sharper focus as he goes through painful methods and nontraditional medicinal practices to free him of his «madness.» Charlotte, after sharing news that she's with child, becomes aware of his unfit mind when she witnesses George in a manic state, stripping naked in the garden and seeking Venus. (If there ever was a common thread for George's descent into his manic states, they usually come when he's under high stress.)Believing that the fix is to move in with George at Kew, all seems to go well for the couple — for a brief period of time.
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