Bridgerton Season 2: Book vs. TV Show Differences
9 Major Differences Between "Bridgerton" Season 2 and the Books
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Watch out! This post contains spoilers.
At the very beginning of "The Viscount Who Loved Me," we get a brief overview of the Sheffield family history. Mary is Edwina's mother and Kate's stepmother but has raised Kate since she was very young. Now, after Edwina and Kate's father's death, they need to make good matches in order to get out of their financial situation.
The Netflix adaptation adds a few new wrinkles beyond just changing the family name to Sharma. In this version, Mary Sharma was born Mary Sheffield, a well-to-do woman and a previous "diamond" of her season. She was disowned by her family when she married a poor clerk who already had a daughter (Kate) and ran off to India with her new family. After her husband's death, Lady Mary and her daughters are left in dire financial straits. Her estranged family makes an offer when Kate contacts them secretly: if Edwina can marry a titled Englishman, the Sheffields will cover her dowry and take care of Lady Mary for life — but Kate, not being a blood relative, will be left out in the cold.