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This season, beloved characters Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton, starred by Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton, are in the spotlight after Penelope struggles with her double life as Lady Whistledown and decides to take a husband.
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2024
Noticing a coolness between King Viserys (Paddy Considine) and his daughter, Prince Daemon recognizes his niece as a grown woman, taking a keen interest in her refusal to take a husband.
—Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2022
Britain's Prince William was about to take a wife, Kate Middleton.
—Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com, 17 June 2022
The day before, Owen’s father prostrated himself before his son, for the third time in a year, begging him to take a wife.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 7 June 2021
Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2024
Noticing a coolness between King Viserys (Paddy Considine) and his daughter, Prince Daemon recognizes his niece as a grown woman, taking a keen interest in her refusal to take a husband.
—Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2022
Britain's Prince William was about to take a wife, Kate Middleton.
—Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com, 17 June 2022
The day before, Owen’s father prostrated himself before his son, for the third time in a year, begging him to take a wife.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 7 June 2021
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“Take a wife/husband.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20wife%2Fhusband. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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