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Bridgerton (novel Series)
''Bridgerton'' is a series of eight Regency romance novels written by Julia Quinn. Released from 2000 to 2006, it follows the eight siblings of the noble Bridgerton family as they navigate London high society in search of love, adventure and happiness. The novels have been adapted by Shondaland into a television series titled ''Bridgerton'' which premiered in 2020 on Netflix. Background Set between 1813 and 1827, each novel features one of the eight children of the late Viscount Bridgerton and his widow Violet: Anthony, who is the current Viscount Bridgerton, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth. The Bridgerton family are part of British nobility and are a well respected, immensely loving, and tight-knit clan favored among high society. Publishing history #'' The Duke and I'' (2000, Daphne's Story) # '' The Viscount Who Loved Me'' (2000, Anthony's Story) # ''An Offer from a Gentleman'' (2001, Benedict's Story) # '' Romancing Mister Bridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Duke And I
''The Duke and I'' is a 2000 historical romance novel written by Julia Quinn, first published by Avon (publisher), Avon. It is the first novel of Quinn's series of Regency romances about the Bridgerton (novel series), Bridgerton siblings and tells the story of Daphne, the fourth child and eldest daughter of the family. Summary In 1813, Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings, returns to London after a long period away from home. Unbeknownst to the rest of society, Simon was severely neglected by his father due to a severe stutter that plagued him as a child. Simon has developed a reputation as being haughty and arrogant due to his long silences to cover his Stuttering, stutter. Going to meet his godmother, Lady Danbury, Simon discovers a young woman being harassed by an overly-pushy suitor. Before he can rescue the young lady, she punches out the suitor. Simon becomes attracted to the young woman until he learns she is Daphne Bridgerton, the sister of his friend Anthony Bridgerton. Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Bailey
Jonathan Stuart Bailey (born 25 April 1988) is an English actor known for his dramatic, comedic, and musical roles on List of Jonathan Bailey performances, stage and screen. List of awards and nominations received by Jonathan Bailey, His accolades include a Laurence Olivier Award and a Critics Choice Association, Critics' Choice Television Award as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. Bailey began his career as a child actor in Royal Shakespeare Company productions and by eight was performing as Gavroche in a West End theatre, West End production of ''Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérables''. He starred in contemporary plays such as ''The York Realist'' in 2018 and ''Cock (play), Cock'' in 2022; in classical plays like ''Othello'' in 2013 and ''Richard II (play), Richard II'' in 2025; as well as in musicals, namely the London revival of ''The Last Five Years'' in 2016 and the West End Company (musical)#2018 West End gender-swapped production, gender-swapped reviv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trope (literature)
A literary trope is an artistic effect realized with figurative language – word, phrase, image – such as a rhetorical figure. In editorial practice, a ''trope'' is "a substitution of a word or phrase by a less literal word or phrase". Semantic change has expanded the definition of the literary term ''trope'' to also describe a writer's usage of commonly recurring or overused literary techniques and rhetorical devices (characters and situations), motifs, and clichés in a work of creative literature. Origins The term ''trope'' derives from the Greek (), 'a turn, a change', related to the root of the verb (), 'to turn, to direct, to alter, to change'; this means that the term is used metaphorically to denote, among other things, metaphorical language. Tropes and their classification were an important field in classical rhetoric. The study of tropes has been taken up again in modern criticism, especially in deconstruction. Tropological criticism (not to be confused with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People (magazine)
''People'' is an American weekly magazine that specializes in celebrity news and human-interest stories. It is published by Dotdash Meredith, a subsidiary of IAC. With a readership of 46.6 million adults in 2009, ''People'' had the largest audience of any American magazine, but it fell to second place in 2018 after its readership significantly declined to 35.9 million. ''People'' had $997 million in advertising revenue in 2011, the highest advertising revenue of any American magazine. In 2006, it had a circulation of 3.75 million and revenue expected to top $1.5 billion. It was named "Magazine of the Year" by '' Advertising Age'' in October 2005, for excellence in editorial, circulation, and advertising.Martha Nelson Named Editor, The People Group , a January 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rape Of Males
Some victims of rape or other sexual violence incidents are male. Historically, rape was thought to be, and defined as, a crime committed solely against females. This belief is still held in some parts of the world, but rape of males is now commonly criminalized and has been subject to more discussion than in the past. Males are far less likely to report sexual abuse than females. Rape of males is still taboo, and has a negative connotation among heterosexual and homosexual men.Deborah Condon. April 4th 2014. Irish HealthMale rape 'still a taboo subject'. Comments of Dr Maeve Eogan and Deirdra Richardson in ''Modern Medicine, the Irish Journal of Clinical Medicine''. Community and service providers often react differently to male victims based on their sexual orientation and the gender of their perpetrators. It may be difficult for male victims to report a sexual assault they experienced, especially in a society with a strong masculine custom. They might be afraid that peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marital Rape
Marital rape or spousal rape is the act of sexual intercourse with one's spouse without the spouse's consent. The lack of consent is the essential element and doesn't always involve physical violence. Marital rape is considered a form of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Although, historically, sexual intercourse within marriage was regarded as a right of spouses, engaging in the act without the spouse's consent is now widely classified as rape by many societies around the world, and increasingly criminalized. However, it remains unacknowledged by some more conservative cultures. The issues of sexual and domestic violence within marriage and the family unit, and more specifically, the issue of violence against women, have come to growing international attention from the second half of the 20th century. Still, in many countries, marital rape either remains outside the criminal law, or is illegal but widely tolerated. Laws are rarely enforced, due to factors ranging from reluc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-consensual
Consent occurs when one person voluntarily agrees to the proposal or desires of another. It is a term of common speech, with specific definitions used in such fields as the law, medicine, research, and sexual consent. Consent as understood in specific contexts may differ from its everyday meaning. For example, a person with a mental disorder, a low mental age, or under the legal age of sexual consent may willingly engage in a sexual act that still fails to meet the legal threshold for consent as defined by applicable law. United Nations agencies and initiatives in sex education programs believe that teaching the topic of consent as part of a comprehensive sexuality education is beneficial. Types of consent include implied consent, express consent, informed consent and unanimous consent. Types * An express consent is one that is unmistakably stated, rather than implied. It may be given in writing, e.g. contract, by speech (orally), or non-verbally, e.g. by a clear gesture such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Hunt
Florence Hunt (born 2 February 2007) is an English actress. She is known for her role as Hyacinth in the Netflix period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2020–present). She was named a 2024 ''Screen International'' Star of Tomorrow. Early life and education Hunt took acting classes at the Television Workshop in Nottingham, England. Career Hunt made her television debut playing a young version of Katherine Langford's character Nimue in the Netflix Arthurian fantasy series '' Cursed'', which was released in 2020. Later in 2020, Hunt began starring as Hyacinth, the eighth and youngest Bridgerton child, in the period drama ''Bridgerton'', a Shondaland-produced Netflix adaptation of the Regency romance novels by Julia Quinn. While promoting the second season in 2022, Hunt posted several behind-the-scenes TikToks that went viral. In the 2021 stage adaptation of ''Force Majeure'' at Donmar Warehouse, Hunt shared the role of Vera with Bo Bragason. Although the play's critical reviews were mixe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Tilston
Will Tilston (born 12 January 2007) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the biographical film ''Goodbye Christopher Robin'' (2017) and as Gregory in the Netflix period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2020–). Early life and education Tilston first discovered acting through his state school nativity play. He took Saturday classes at the D&B Academy of Performing Arts in Bromley, where he was encouraged to sign with an agent. As of 2023, Tilston attended Colfe's School. In year 12, he performed in a school production of ''Pathos, Humour and Emotion''. Career Tilston was nine years old when he auditioned for and was cast in his first professional role of young Christopher Robin Milne (portrayed by Alex Lawther later in life) in Simon Curtis' biographical film ''Goodbye Christopher Robin'' starring Domhnall Gleeson and Margot Robbie, and ten years old by the film's release in 2017. Tilston made his television debut when he began starring as Gregory, the seventh Bridgerton chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Dodd (actress)
Hannah Francesca Katie Dodd (born 17 May 1995) is an English actress, dancer and model. She trained as a dancer before beginning her professional career in modelling and then acting. Her first acting job was in the Hulu teen series '' Find Me in Paris'' (2018–2020). She has since become known as Francesca in the Netflix period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2024–present). She made her West End debut in May 2025 as Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Early life Dodd was born in Colchester and grew up in Leavenheath on the Essex–Suffolk border. She attended Ormiston Sudbury Academy. She has been dancing since she was two years old. She took a course at Evolution Foundation College, of which she is now a patron, before going on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Dance from the London Studio Centre in 2017. Career Dodd began her career in modeling and was 16 when she signed with Select Model Management, using the money she made from it to fund her dance training ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Stokes
Ruby Stokes (born 4 September 2000) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles in Netflix series '' Lockwood & Co.'', the Paramount+ series '' The Burning Girls'' (both 2023), and the BBC One drama '' The Jetty'' (2024). She played Francesca in the first two series of the Netflix series ''Bridgerton'' (2020–2022). Her films include '' Una'' (2016), ''Rocks'' (2019), and '' A Banquet'' (2021). In 2023, she was named as one of ''Screen International'' Stars of Tomorrow. Early life Stokes is from Hackney, East London. She has two younger brothers Clement and Seth, who appeared in the ITV series '' Angela Black''. She attended the BRIT School and took classes at the Young Actors Theatre Islington. She became a member of the London Youth Circus, part of the National Centre for Circus Arts. Career Stokes began her career as a child actress with a handful of small television roles before making her feature film debut in the 2016 drama '' Una'' as a young ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Jessie
Claudia Jessie Peyton (born 30 October 1989), known professionally as Claudia Jessie, is an English actress. She first gained attention for CBBC Online's series ''Dixi'' (2014–16) before receiving wider recognition for her roles in ITV's ''Vanity Fair'' (2018) and Netflix’s ''Bridgerton'' (2020–present) and '' Toxic Town'' (2025). Early life Claudia Jessie Peyton was born in Moseley, and grew up on a canal boat. She spent some of her childhood on a council estate in North London and was homeschooled from the age of 14 before returning to Birmingham when she was 17. Her family struggled financially; Jessie described the experiences that came with it, such as bailiffs coming to the door, as traumatic. In addition, her parents split and her father was not around. Her single mother, Dawn, worked cleaning houses to provide for her and her brother. Jessie's mother also worked to afford her ballet lessons at the Challis School of Dance. She was subsequently discovered by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
