- Who was in charge during the Christmas special?
The second season concludes with the resignation of Sir Robert Peel, which in real life occurred in June 1846. The third season picks up with the overthrow of Louis Philippe I, in February 1848. The latter introduces Peel's successor Lord John Russell to the cast and has the Queen celebrating the return of her Whig ladies. The impression given to the viewer is that Russell's government has come to power only quite recently, rather than nineteen months ago. This leaves some
ambiguity over who was supposed to have been in power during the Christmas episode, logically set in either 1846 or 1847, which omits the political side of things.
