Lady Danbury has been a presence on Netflix’s Bridgerton since its very beginning. Also, on the show to date, primarily she was famous as a judge. The incredibly biting matriarch also happens to own plenty of wonderful gowns. In Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, though, we’re getting a better sense of who Lady Danbury was when she was quite a bit younger.
Queen Charlotte also gives us more insight into Lady Danbury’s late husband. Also, exactly what their relationship was like.
‘Queen Charlotte’ depicts how Lady Danbury’s husband died
As Queen Charlotte reveals, young Lady Danbury was betrothed to her husband, Lord Danbury, when she was just 3 years old. She never had much say in the matter. Also, the relationship between them was hostile and abusive. They share four children, but she has no permission to see them. He also forces her to have sex with him at regular intervals. It’s a miserable relationship.
In Episode 3, which has the title “Even Days,” Lady Danbury is finally relieved of her husband when he dies unexpectedly. This comes after the two of them have successfully thrown the first ball of the season together. Also, Lord Danbury decides it’s appropriate to take all the credit. After the ball ends, Lord Danbury tells his wife that it’s time for her to perform her marital duties.
Instead of going through another round of horrific sex. Though, Lord Danbury drops dead quite suddenly. As soon as Lady Danbury figures out that her oaf of a husband has died. She sprints into the hall. Naturally, that conflagration of events led many to wonder. Whether Lady Danbury had a more active role in her husband’s demise than she was letting on.
So did Lady Danbury have a hand in her husband’s death on ‘Queen Charlotte’?
Although Lady Danbury is undeniably thrilled by the realisation. However, she’ll no longer have to deal with her husband in any capacity. So it seems unlikely that Shy conspired to have him killed. There’s no reference to a murder plot, and Lady Danbury initially finds herself quite adrift without her husband. Even if she’s also glad that he’s no longer around.
Instead, then, it seems like Lady Danbury’s liberation from her marriage. It is more a product of circumstance than anything else. Also, one that radically changes the trajectory of her life as a whole. Her life as a widow is not at all what she might have imagined it would be. Although we know that she eventually lands in a good place.
A Dutiful Marriage and a Secret Love
Not everybody in Queen Charlotte’s white establishment objected to “the great experiment”. The prequel introduces Lord Ledger, Violet’s kind and fair-minded father. Also, the man who would provide Lady Danbury with a formative experience. Unlike his racist wife, Lord Ledger sought out Lady Danbury’s friendship. As recognising her as in need of allies, and entirely unappreciated by her husband.
Before Lord Danbury’s sudden death mid-copulation (a pleasureless act that he forced on Lady Agatha as his whims dictated). We can see Cyril Niro’s character to be a dull-brained misogynist with no idea that his wife was considerably sharper than him. So, that she had masterminded all of his social triumphs. Lord Danbury was more than twice Agatha’s age. Also, he used her solely as a receptacle for his enormous babies, and his sport.
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