another possible addiction

I am watching the first episode of "Victoria" on PBS and I strongly suspect that this will become a Sunday evening habit for as long as the series lasts. Between the beautiful clothes, the rats and the plot to declare the young queen insane so her mother and uncle can take over as regent it creates a nifty hodgepodge of plots and subplots. I can't help wondering if any of it is based on fact. Probably a very loose interpretation of history but fun nevertheless.