The main Bridgerton novels were written and published in the early 2000s, with later prequels and extras continuing into the 2010s and 2020s.

Here’s the quick scoop:

  • The core eight Bridgerton novels began with “The Duke and I” in 2000 and ran through “On the Way to the Wedding” in 2006.
  • So the central Bridgerton love stories were written roughly between 2000 and 2006.
  • Julia Quinn later expanded the world with prequels and companion books, including titles from 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2023.

If you just wanted the short answer:
The original Bridgerton books were written in the early 2000s (2000–2006), with additional Bridgerton-world novels and extras published from the mid‑2010s into the 2020s.