From this, we know that Edwina has married Mr Bagwell. He is a scholar, specialising in archaeology and is only a ‘second son’, meaning he is not in line to inherit the bulk of his father’s estate. 

In the epilogue itself, Anthony and Kate are at home, getting ready for bed the day after the party, which is his actual birthday. The glimpse of their life shows clearly their passion for each other has not diminished as they decide to celebrate him outliving his father between the sheets.

The second epilogue features in Quinn’s short story collection, The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After, and picks up their tale fifteen years after their marriage, in 1829.