Misconceptions about Queen Dowager Jeongsun - Part 2

Furthermore, following King Jeongjo's wishes, she arranged the marriage between Kim Jo-soon's daughter and King Sunjo. She also cared for the people's livelihood and was not the main culprit of the Sesedo politics. In the first place, Sesedo politics itself was a product of a long buildup. It began during King Injo's reign, and through King Sukjong's political purges, King Yeongjo's politics of favoring relatives, and King Jeongjo's declining health, power was eventually consolidated under the Kim clan. Of course, she wasn't without her missteps, but can we really define her as simply a villain?