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The White Princess may not be a history lesson (after all, it's called "historical fiction" for a reason), but it serves an incredibly important purpose — it places a spotlight on female ...
- Elizabeth and Richard III's Love Affair
- The Mannerisms of Elizabeth of York
- The Marriage Between Elizabeth of York and Henry VII
- Elizabeth of York Is A Witch
- The Costumes
The first episode of the seriesshows Elizabeth of York heartbroken over the loss of Richard, her uncle, with multiple snippets of a lustful encounter. However, there is not much historical context regarding this affair. With Richard being Elizabeth's uncle, it is highly unlikely that the two would have had such a relationship, and somewhat of a rea...
This particular aspect of the show is neither accurate nor inaccurate per se, but there was little to no written documentation for how Elizabeth conducts herself. Jodie Comer, who plays Elizabeth, was quoted in an interview for Harper's Bazaaras saying that, because there was so little written on the monarch, she used it to her advantage as an actr...
As stated previously, while the marriage between Elizabeth and Henry is accurate, there are creative liberties that the show took to portray the inner workings of their marriage. According to the show, Henry and Elizabeth had a tumultuous start to their union. However, there is no documentation that shows this animosity. In fact, the two were marri...
While there was a rumor that the Woodville family practiced magic, they were never historically documented as witches. The show even goes so far as to portray the women of the Woodville family as being known witches that are constantly practicing magic to scheme their way to the top of England's monarchy. That simply is not the case, historically s...
While there are good efforts made with the costumes, they are ultimately inaccurate from a historical point of view. Elizabeth of York would never have worn dresses that exposed cleavage, for example. Alongside this, Elizabeth of York also plucked the hairs on her head to make her forehead appear wider, which is not shown in The White Princess. Nex...
The White Princess dramatises ‘Lizzie’s’ marriage to the first Tudor king Henry VII, her relationship with her mother the Dowager Queen Elizabeth, and her new mother-in-law, Margaret Beaufort. She may not have sought the limelight as much as some of her contemporaries, but Elizabeth of York was a Tudor of rare talent, writes Alison Weir.
Apr 14, 2017 · More regal, it seems, than the actual Henry VII, but as we’ve established, you’re not coming to Princess for a history lesson, or you shouldn’t be. Come for the fancy costumes, drafty ...
May 17, 2017 · The White Princess premieres on Starz on April 16. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. FIND THE PRINCESS P roduction designer Will Hughes-Jones and his team create the world in which the director and actors tell the stories. “We did a lot of location filming,” he says, “because of all the numerous cathedrals and ...
May 25, 2017 · Margaret Beaufort, married to Edmund Tudor when she was 12, gave birth to Henry Tudor, the future Henry VII. She supported her son in the Wars of the Roses. Cecily, Duchess of York, or Cecily Woodville, the Queen’s grandmother. Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy, the Queen’s paternal aunt. This sister of Edward IV was a friend of Elizabeth ...
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Apr 17, 2017 · The White Princess is a sequel to The White Queen, which was a Starz series in 2013.Philippa Gregory took creative liberties with history to make The White Queen and The White Princess juicier ...
