Zeahaa Rehman writes: “Like every other romance subgenre, historical romance has traditionally consisted of a white man and a white woman falling in love and overcoming obstacles to form a relationship and live happily ever after (or, in the case of most contemporary novels, happy for now). Though a historical romance can be set in any period prior to 1950, the most popular time by far is Regency England: the era covering 1811 to 1820 and immortalized by Jane Austen. The version of Regency England that viewers are accustomed to, both onscreen and in books, is one that excludes BIPOC and queer characters.”