As fans await the second half of Colin and Penelope's love story in "Bridgerton" season 3, they're also embracing their inner Violet Bridgerton and thinking about the future of marriage for their other children.
Of course, you might want to check out Julia Quinn's novel series to find out the order of the Bridgerton siblings' marriages. But there's a problem - just as the show sometimes changes the ages and backstories of its characters, it also doesn't tie into the specific wedding timeline that Quinn lays out in her book (ahem!).
Here's a detailed breakdown of the timing of Bridgerton's marriage in the book and show. Book spoilers ahead!
The Bridgerton Brothers’ Marriage Order Explained
For its first two seasons, "Bridgerton" followed its source material very closely: Daphne and Simon married first (1813), followed a year later by Kate and Anthony (1814).
But this is where screen and page start to diverge. In the book, Benedict and Sophie Becket are about to get married (1817) after three years of lull in Bridgerton. "Lady Bridgerton was repeatedly heard to declare that she was losing her mind," Quinn wrote in "A Gentleman's Proposal ," a nod to the matriarch's desire to help her children find their own love partners. recognition.
Francesca is said to have married her first husband, John Stirling, "less than a year" after Benedict XVI, with the wedding scheduled for around 1818.
There was a significant break before the next Bridgerton wedding, but 1824 was a busy year for the family. First, Colin and Penelope said "I do," then Francesca and Michael Stirling (her late husband's cousin), then Eloise and Philippe Crane.
Finally, Hyacinth married Gareth St. Clair in 1825 and Gregory married Lucy Abernathy in 1827.
But what does this mean?
That said, the order of Bridgerton's future seasons isn't set in stone. Season three significantly altered canon, changing character details (for example, Colin and Penelope were older when they married in the books) and the order of the siblings' marriages.
"We're probably going to continue to be out of control," showrunner Jesse Brownell recently told The Hollywood Reporter . But rest assured, Benedict fans: There's reason to believe his next season is just around the corner. Just like Colin and Penelope's season comes after their relationship reaches a boiling point, Luke Thompson (who plays Benedict) said at a Bridgerton event that his story will take place in the third episode The season “reaches its climax.”
Additionally, Brownell told Refinery29 that she "didn't try to change much" about the change from book to show. So there's a good chance that Benedict's delay on the Bridgerton schedule is just a one-time thing.
