Story: The Hope Of It All
Face Claim: Tuppence Middleton
Love Interest: Benedict Bridgerton
As you well know, my dear reader, there is no place for baseborn children in our society. However, for Lord Beauchamp, widowed with no trueborn children, his baseborn daughter is the only hope for a respectable match for his family. With Miss Beauchamp having been kept out of society for her entire life, this author simply must ask: why was Benedict Bridgerton so very shocked by her presence at the Danbury Ball?
Face Claim: Sophie Skelton
Love Interest: Anthony Bridgerton & Simon Bassett
Name: Benjamin Bridgerton
Face Claim: Timothee Chalamet
Love Interest: Edwina Sharma
My dear reader, it is time for all the Mamas of the ton to celebrate: one of the Bridgerton boys is ready to be wed. Ever the romantic poet, it is hardly a surprise that Benjamin Bridgerton is the first of his brothers to make known his intention to find a wife, and I confess, I cannot fault the direction of his interest. Unfortunately, no sooner than Benjamin Bridgerton finished his first dance with this season’s diamond, plainly besotted and undoubtedly eager to compose many poems for Miss Edwina, did his eldest brother declare his intention to make the very same lady his viscountess. They say that bitter are the wars between brothers, but I can think of nothing sweeter than a fresh scandal to truly launch this season.
Face Claim: Henry Goulding
Love Interest: Euphemia Bridgerton
Name: Princess Carolina of Spain
Face Claim: Anna Popplewell
Love Interest: Colin Bridgerton
Name: Princess Catrina of Prussia
Face Claim: Jenna Louise Coleman
Love Interest: Anthony Bridgerton
Dear reader, it appears that this season shall be even more enthralling than anyone could have anticipated. For not only is Prince Friedrich of Prussia in search of a wife, but he is also in search of a match for his younger sister, the charming Princess Catrina. While it is rumoured that the princess is quite content to allow her brother to select her future husband, this author is not blind to the frequent glances that she directs towards a certain Viscount. It seems that Prince Friedrich is not the only Prussian who has been enchanted by a Bridgerton.
Name: Célestine Archambault
Face Claim: Anya Taylor-Joy
Love Interest: Colin Bridgerton
It seems, dear reader, that Colin Bridgerton has returned to the ton; and he does not come alone. No, he is not engaged, he has evidently learned his lesson since Miss Marina Thompson. However, only days after Lord Bridgerton’s return came a new face, a young lady by the name of Célestine Archambault. This name may not sound familiar, but this author has done her research. Célestine Archambault is the daughter of a French lord and an English lady, with whom Lord Bridgerton became quite enamoured when his travels brought him to Paris. It seems that many had expected a proposal before his departure, however our young lord was unwilling to make such a commitment without consulting his eldest brother. And so, dear reader, the Archambault family shall be joining us here in the ton, residing in Lady Archambault’s family home. We can only hope that Lord Bridgerton has not made yet another grievous error in his choice for a future Lady Bridgerton.
Name: Clarissa Bridgerton
Love Interest: Simon Bassett
After having postponed her debut by a year — in order to help her mama and eldest brother with her youngest siblings — most people weren’t sure what to expect of Clarissa Bridgerton’s presentation to the queen. But when her sister’s “flawless” was usurped by a “perfection itself, my dear,” all eyes were on the eldest Bridgerton daughter. All eyes, including the newly-returned Duke of Hastings. But with an overprotective older brother, a twin getting twisted up in scandal, a sister obsessed with finding a husband, and another sister with no interest in ever marrying, will Clarissa be able to find a love match of her own? Or will her first season be entirely spent trying to keep her family off of Lady Whistledown’s pages?
Name: Cornelia Fitzwilliam
Face Claim: Clémence Poesy
Love Interest: Simon Bassett
Everyone, dear reader, including this author, had anticipated that Miss Cornelia Fitzwilliam would be the incomparable of the season. However with the very recent death of her mother, many began to believe otherwise. With her father long since deceased and her brother the new Lord Fitzwilliam, it was left to Miss Cornelia herself to prepare herself for her debut. Many were skeptical regarding her odds, particularly after Miss Daphne Bridgerton earned the Queen’s favour, but I kept my faith. I assure you, dear reader, that should you see the way that the Duke of Hastings looks at her, you will undoubtedly share my certainties regarding Miss Fitzwilliam’s prospects this season.
Name: Princess Cristina of Spain
Face Claim: Georgie Henley
Love Interest: Prince Friedrich
Name: Dorothea Bridgerton
Love Interest: Prince Friedrich
From the moment Queen Charlotte declared Miss Daphne Bridgerton to be flawless, it became quite clear which of the Bridgerton sisters would be the incomperable of this year’s season. However, Miss Dorothea Bridgerton seems not to bear any ill will to her sister, appearing to be perfectly content to remain in the shadows. While Lord Anthony Bridgerton and Dowager Viscountess Bridgerton chaperone Miss Daphne through the balls, Miss Dorothea is chaperoned only by Lord Benedict. Evidently, this author is not the only one who knows which sister is most suited to attracting a significant engagement.
Though I must admit, dear reader, that prior to his courtship with Miss Daphne, I had thought the Duke quite enamoured with the elder Miss Bridgerton. However, after spending the early hours of the Vauxhall soirée talking, and even dancing, with Miss Dorothea, only to disappear quite suddenly and spend the rest of the evening arm in arm with Miss Daphne.
Miss Daphne Bridgerton may be a diamond of the first order, the Duke’s loss appears to be another’s gain, as a certain Prussian Prince now seems to have set his eye on our very own diamond in the rough.
Face Claim: Florence Pugh
Love Interest: Colin Bridgerton
Many a reader will certainly remember Miss Eliza Huntington, the second daughter of the deceased Lord Horace Huntington, although it has been ten years since her departure from the ton. Prior to her departure, the Huntington and Bridgerton families had been the closest of friends, and a betrothal between Eliza Huntington and Colin Bridgerton had seemed inevitable. However, with the untimely deaths of Lords Huntington and Bridgerton, mere months apart, the Lady Huntington moved herself and her children back to her family home in Brighton, and the chance for an engagement was lost to time.
Now, a full decade since her departure, Miss Eliza Huntington has returned to the ton to make her debut. And should the way Colin Bridgerton looks at her be any indication, it seems that an engagement may not be quite as impossible as we had all believed.
Name: Euphemia Bridgerton
Face Claim: Mia Threapleton
Love Interest: Callum Linfield
Face Claim: Kristine Froseth
Love Interest: Jonathan Lockhart & Anthony Bridgerton
Love Interest: Benedict Bridgerton
Dear reader, a scandal has come to the ton. A scandal by the name of Georgina Pemberton. Last season, Miss Pemberton had accompanied her elder sister to London for the season, under the guise of learning what to expect for her own debut. However, despite having not yet debuted, it was the younger Miss Pemberton who received a proposal before the end of the season; a proposal which she very publicly rejected, to all of our shock. This year, as she prepares to make her proper debut with a scandal still attached to her name, the Lady Pemberton has sent her daughter to stay with her dearest friend, our very own Dowager Viscountess.
Unfortunately for Miss Pemberton, even the support of the Bridgerton family may not be enough to protect her from the whispers that follow behind her, with not a single gentleman approaching her at the first ball of the season. This author, however, found that Miss Pemberton appeared quite unconcerned with her lack of prospects at the Danbury Ball, as she spent the evening with a smile on her face and a certain Lord Benedict Bridgerton at her side
Story: Champagne Problems
Face Claim: Hailee Steinfeld
Love Interest: Anthony Bridgerton
Why is the Duke of Hastings so opposed to marriage, you may ask. Well, dear reader, I know the answer, and she has just arrived to London for the season. Harriet Warwick became acquainted with both the Duke and Viscount Bridgerton in Oxford, where her father had tutored the pair — regarding both the classics and their futures in society. The Duke and Miss Warwick courted for quite some time, and it came as no surprise when he finally proposed, shortly before he was due to leave Oxford. However, no one was more shocked than the Duke himself when Miss Warwick refused, offering no reasons or closure, and leaving the Duke forever sworn off of marriage.
This author may have been prepared to let bygones be bygones and let secrets rest, had Harriet Warwick not appeared at the Vauxhall soirée, only to ignore the shocked Duke in order to greet the Viscount. Some may prefer to let sleeping dogs lie, but I am of the belief that sleeping dogs make for the best morning news.
Name: Hermione Bridgerton
Face Claim: Millie Bobby Brown
Story: That Thing Called Love
Love Interest: Anthony Bridgerton
Face Claim: Imogen Waterhouse
Love Interest: Benedict Bridgerton
I am certain, dear reader, that you will recall the name Isabella Turner. After all, it was only last year that she made her debut, and with it, the biggest scandal of the season.
After earning Her Majesty’s favour, we all believed Miss Turner to be the season’s incomparable. And, for a time, she was. But after being caught in quite the scandal, she left the ton before the season’s end, her perfect reputation forever tarnished.
And so, one must wonder what has brought Miss Turner back to the ton for another season, and what, exactly, has captured a certain Benedict Bridgerton’s attention. Rest assured, dear reader, this author intends to uncover the truth.
Story: Lovesick / Message in A Bottle
Face Claim: Nicholas Galitzine
Love Interest: Florentia Seymour & Anthony Bridgerton / Thomasin Elkins
Face Claim: Mia McKenna Bruce
Love Interest: Colin Bridgerton
Face Claim: Emilie De Ravin
Story: A Million Little Times
Love Interest: Benedict Bridgerton
We all know, dear reader, that it is not unusual for a young lady not to find a match in her first season. What is unusual, however, is for a young lady with an impressive family name to receive nearly two dozen proposals in her first season alone, and to reject them all. And yet, Marianne Templeton has done exactly that. Entering her third season, Miss Templeton has had no shortage of eager young men seeking her hand in marriage, and yet she still shows no interest in any of them. In fact, the only man to whom she has given the time of day has been none other than Benedict Bridgerton. And if you saw them as I did, dear reader, the easy familiarity with which they talked and danced, you would share my most pressing question — could the truth behind Miss Templeton’s refusal to wed be the greatest scandal of the season?
Name: Princess Marie Adela of France
Face Claim: Holliday Grainger
Love Interest: Simon Bassett
Love Interest: Anthony Bridgerton & Kate Sharma
Name: Peggy Featherington
Face Claim: Eleanor Tomlinson
Love Interest: Anthony Bridgerton
Ever since the sudden and shocking death of Lord Featherington, the eyes of the ton have been on his remaining family, as we all wait to see who the new head of the family shall be. And it seems that fortune shall not favour this family, least of all Miss Peggy Featherington. As the eldest of the four sisters, it is no surprise that her new head of family wishes to see her married off, but he has chosen a most horrific husband indeed. My dear reader, Lord Colborne is truly a vile man. Thrice widowed and three times her age, Lord Colborne is known for both his violent temper and oft injured wives and for ignoring his wives’ health in his desperate attempts at having a son and heir. I, for one, would never which such a terrible fate upon someone as kindhearted as Miss Featherington and, my dear reader, it seems that a certain Viscount Bridgerton shares my sentiment.
Name: Princess Regina of Austria
Face Claim: Rose Williams
Love Interest: Benedict Bridgerton
Love Interest: Colin Bridgerton & Penelope Featherington
Face Claim: Alicia Vikander
Love Interest: Benedict Bridgerton
Face Claim: Adelaide Kane
Love Interest: Anthony Bridgerton & Simon Bassett
There is no shortage of rakes in London, dear reader, but hardly any can compare to the Duke Of Hastings or the Viscount Bridgerton. Their mutual disdain for romance and marriage is well known throughout the ton, as are the tales of their many, many, exploits. It would be shocking enough for either man to show serious interest in any young lady of the ton, let alone for both of their interest to be captured by the same one, and yet with her return for the season, Theresa Powell has done exactly that.
Story: Message In A Bottle
Face Claim: Anne Hathaway
Love Interest: Jonathan Lockwood
Name: Vivienne Fitzgerald
Love Interest: Anthony Bridgerton
Everyone expected Vivienne Fitzgerald to be engaged to Lord Cornelius Beaumont before the end of the season. He had been courting her since the previous season, after all, and her father was all too thrilled by the prospect. Much to his disappointment and Vivienne’s relief, the possibility of a proposal had been put on hold due to his father becoming gravely ill. But with the new season, Lord Beaumont has returned to London, fully prepared to propose at the Danbury Ballo, only to find that Vivienne’s interest has been entirely captured by a certain Viscount.
Love Interest: Anthony Bridgerton
There is nothing so delicious as a scandal, Dear Reader, especially among London’s most notorious families. And though Daphne Bridgerton has provided plenty of scandal for the season, it seems that Miss Winnifred Baxter now has her beat. The lovely young lady, the only debutante to share the queen’s favour with Miss Bridgerton, has scored herself every Mama’s dream match: the Viscount Bridgerton himself. After getting caught in a compromising position with the renown rake, Lord Bridgerton had no choice but to save the girl’s honour and propose. Some may tell you that it was an innocent misunderstanding, but I, for one, am hard-pressed to believe that anyone innocent could win the Viscount’s hand. After all, everyone knows that reformed rakes make the best husbands — but can the same be said of rakes who do not wish to be reformed?
