Overview

• The Netflix series centers on Edward Guinness and his cousin Adelaide but portrays an unreciprocated romance that differs from the historical record.
• Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, married his third cousin Adelaide Maria Guinness in 1873.
• They had three sons — Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness, Arthur Ernest Guinness, and Walter Edward Guinness — and their union helped keep the brewery tightly controlled before it became a public company.
• Adelaide came from the family’s banking branch as the daughter of barrister and MP Richard Guinness and was affectionately nicknamed Dodo.
• Netflix characterizes Adelaide as a smart, assertive young woman who speaks her mind with intimidating precision.