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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.
May 5, 2019 · According to folklore, St George rescued a princess who was about to become dinner for a dragon that had settled near the city of Silene – allegedly in modern-day Libya. As luck would have it, St George was passing through and saved the princess by beheading the dragon. His bravery is said to have inspired people in Silene to convert to ...
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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 ...
Saint George Killing the Dragon, woodcut by Albrecht Dürer (1501/4) In a legend, Saint George —a soldier venerated in Christianity —defeats a dragon. The story goes that the dragon originally extorted tribute from villagers. When they ran out of livestock and trinkets for the dragon, they started giving up a human tribute once a day.
The Truth behind the Fiction. Published 18th November 2017. There has never been more interest in the Wars of the Roses, particularly the experience of the women – the wives, daughters, cousins and sisters of the rival claimants from Lancaster and York, who were often torn in their loyalties between their families of origin, and their marital ...
Apr 17, 2017 · 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 ...
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Apr 16, 2017 · Starz's new series The White Princess is a large-scale ensemble drama, filled with enough romance, murder, and political intrigue to be a worthy successor to Game of Thrones.But unlike Game of ...
