How accurate is the sex in Bridgerton season three? Historians share what it was really like in Regency era

Dearest readers, a new season of Bridgerton has finally hit streaming platforms, with viewers once again finding themselves yearning for a Regency-era romance.

The first four episodes of Bridgerton season three debuted on Netflix on May 16, with new budding love interests at the center of the drama: Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton).

This season, Penelope – the anonymous author (spoiler alert) behind the show’s gossip pamphlet, Lady Whistledown – is intent on finding a husband, so that she may live her life freely and away from the confines of her often mortifying Featherington family. Colin, fresh from his grand tour of Europe, offers to play “marriage whisperer” for his old friend by giving her lessons on love.

However, their innocent efforts unexpectedly take a turn once