Why We Love Period Dramas
My Weekly|May 16, 2023
Where would we be without those dashing leading men, family theatrics, torrid affairs and heart-stopping plots...?
JANEY SWANSON
Why We Love Period Dramas

Racy Storylines

Bridgerton's first series romped to the top of the viewing charts, mainly thanks to the hot and steamy love affair between Daphne Bridgerton and the mysterious Duke of Hastings. And the larger-than-life female characters in Harlots' irreverent attitude to their beauty and the power it gave them ensured we cheered them on as they made their way to the top of the world's oldest profession.

Royal Shenanigans 

Whether it's Henry VIII's power struggles, passion and plotting in The Tudors, Victoria showing us the all-too-human side of Queen Victoria or The Crown revealing its versions of the Royal Family's goings-on during the reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II, we can't resist a look behind the scenes at the Royal Court.

Swoonworthy Heroes 

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