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The White Princess is a historical drama television miniseries developed for Starz. It is based on Philippa Gregory 's 2013 novel of the same name and, to a lesser extent, its 2014 sequel The King's Curse. It is a sequel to the 2013 miniseries The White Queen, which adapted three of Gregory's previous novels, and begins immediately where The ...
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 of York
- Margaret Beaufort
- Dowager Queen Elizabeth
- Henry VII
- Richard III
The White Princessdramatises ‘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. Portrayed b...
She fell pregnant at 12, was widowed by the Wars of the Roses and almost died at the hands of Richard III. But, writes Michael Jones, nothing could prevent the indomitable Margaret Beaufort from engineering the rise of her son, Henry VII, to the English throne. Described by Jones as “truly one of history’s great survivors,” the mother of the first ...
Essie Davis plays the Dowager Queen Elizabeth in the series. Once queen of England, having been married to King Edward IV, we meet Elizabeth Woodville in her later years as the dowager queen, following the premature death of her husband and two sons. The White Princesssees Lizzie's mother plotting continuously to put the House of York back on the t...
Played by Jacob Collins-Levy in The White Princess, we meet the dashing and handsome Henry VII as he has finally taken the crown for himself, after defeating Richard III at the bloody battle of Bosworth in 1485. The first Tudor monarch may not win many popularity contests, writes Steven Gunn, but the king set the blueprint for a dynasty that was to...
Although he died before the historical events depicted in The White Princess, Richard IIIstill casts a significant shadow over the drama. In her original story, Gregory builds on the speculation that the king was the lover of Elizabeth of York before her marriage to Henry VII, and also suspected of murdering the two sons of the dowager queen. As su...
The White Princess is a Tudor-period story. There are many Tudor monarchs, though. ... However, it’s not set in the traditional period that most other shows are set. ... The White Princess tells ...
Here are more Period Pieces to add to the Timeline: Medici - Centered around Italy. Focused around the Medicis and how they went from war merchants to Bankers to being connected to the Papacy. 2. The White Queen - England; War of Roses: York (White) vs Lancaster (Red) 3. Borgias - Italy; Papacy 4. White Princess
This show is based on the book The White Princess by Philippa Gregory.. And it’s a damn good adaptation of that book, actually. It keeps all the important storylines, condenses the ones that need condensing, streamlines storylines for the pacing needed for a tv show, and overall keeps intact the overall story arc of Philippa Gregory Plantagenet storylines.
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Tudorverse shows in chronological order. Question. I’m rewatching all of the series that cover the Tudor history in the best order I can. Here’s the order and where they’re streaming: The White Queen (Starz) The White Princess (Starz) The Spanish Princess (Starz) The Tudors (Showtime) 4a. Wolf Hall (Prime?)
