The White Queen 

Three different, yet equally relentless women vie for the throne in 15th Century England.

Stars:

Aneurin Barnard, Rebecca Ferguson, Amanda Hale

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 9 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Aneurin Barnard	...	Richard Duke of Gloucester / ... (10 episodes, 2013)
Rebecca Ferguson	...	Queen Elizabeth / ... (10 episodes, 2013)
Amanda Hale	...	Lady Margaret Beaufort (10 episodes, 2013)
Faye Marsay	...	Anne Neville (10 episodes, 2013)
Max Irons	...	King Edward / ... (9 episodes, 2013)
Ben Lamb	...	Anthony Rivers (8 episodes, 2013)
Tom McKay	...	Jasper Tudor (8 episodes, 2013)
Juliet Aubrey	...	Countess of Warwick (7 episodes, 2013)
David Oakes	...	George Duke of Clarence (7 episodes, 2013)
Eleanor Tomlinson	...	Isabel Neville (7 episodes, 2013)
Caroline Goodall	...	Duchess Cecily (6 episodes, 2013)
Janet McTeer	...	Jacquetta Woodville (6 episodes, 2013)
Eve Ponsonby	...	Mary Woodville (6 episodes, 2013)
Pieter D'Hondt	...	Royal Guard / ... (6 episodes, 2013)
James Frain	...	Lord Warwick (5 episodes, 2013)
Rupert Graves	...	Lord Thomas Stanley (5 episodes, 2013)
Michael Maloney	...	Henry Stafford (5 episodes, 2013)
Otto Farrant	...	Thomas Grey (5 episodes, 2013)

Storyline

A portrayal of one of the most dramatic and turbulent times in English history. A story of love and lust, seduction and deception, betrayal and murder, it is uniquely told through the perspective of three different, yet equally relentless women - Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville. In their quest for power, they will scheme, manipulate and seduce their way onto the English throne. The year is 1464, before the Tudor dynasty ruled the country, and war has been ravaging throughout England over who is the rightful King. It is a bitter dispute between two sides of the same family, The House of York and The House of Lancaster. The House of York's young and handsome Edward IV is crowned King of England with the help of the master manipulator, Lord Warwick "The Kingmaker." But when Edward falls in love with a beautiful Lancastrian commoner, Elizabeth Woodville, Warwick's plan to control the throne comes crashing down. A violent, high-stakes struggle ensues between ...

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Plot Keywords:

sex scene | female nudity | throne | england | york | 

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Taglines:

Men go to battle. Women wage war.

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Certificate:

16

Details

Country:

UK France

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 August 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bijela kraljica

Filming Locations:

Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium

Box Office

Budget:

£25,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Drama Productions, BNP Paribas Fortis Film Fund, Company Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (10 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

In an astounding coincidence, Emma Frost, the writer of "The White Queen" BBC series, shares her name with a famous Marvel Comics "X-men" character, "Emma Frost, the White Queen," a member of the mutant clans. Yet this show, based on 16th-century historical personages, is in no way related to Marvel Comics or the mutants.

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Goofs

In various scenes, Henry Stafford(Michael Maloney) is seen with English Pointer dogs. This particular breed didn't exist during the 15th century. The English Pointer breed was created during the early/mid 17th century, mixing various mastiff breeds (including the "great Dane") and the Spanish "perdiguero".

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Connections

Featured in 71st Golden Globe Awards (2014)

User Reviews

Historic TV show, reasonably accurate, very good.

I'm a huge fan, there's my position at the start. I love quality historic TV productions, and as such am a big fan of The Borgias and its European cousin Borgia, of Rome, of I Claudius, and I tried very hard to like The Tudors.

I'm not sure how a viewer with no historic background knowledge of the Wars of The Roses (as we know them) and the dynastic struggle that eventually resulted in The Windsors, but I find the tale, which includes some of the present Queen's ancestors, completely gripping.

Unfortunately I know what's about to happen during most scenes (apart from the silly stuff with Elizabeth and Lady Rivers, which does not detract from the story), so my advice is not to visit Wikipedia if you don't want your fun spoiled. Enjoy this tragic and dramatic story of one of England's earlier civil wars.