The White PrincessLove to the death.
The story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII. Based on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name.
WriterPhilippa Gregory
In Bed with the Enemy
Apr 16, 2017
England is in a fractious state as Henry Tudor is set to ascend the throne. Lizzie must fulfill her promise to marry King Henry VII in order to bring peace to the warring nation.
Hearts and Minds
Apr 23, 2017
King Henry VII sets out on Royal Progress, in an attempt to establish himself as the new sovereign, but finds a dangerous, deeply divided kingdom. Lizzie's loyalties are further complicated by the child she is expecting.
Burgundy
Apr 30, 2017
Lizzie struggles through her labor while King Henry's envoys embark on a diplomatic mission to Burgundy, a York stronghold abroad. Lizzie learns she has more in common with her husband than she first imagined.
The Pretender
May 7, 2017
The York princesses are strategically married off to strengthen the Tudor cause. When King Henry finds himself back on the battlefield to protect his reign, Lizzie learns that the threats they face may be closer to home.
Traitors
May 14, 2017
Lizzie must deal with her mother's defiant defense of the York cause, while the appearance of a boy in Burgundy claiming to be a young prince threatens to further destabilize King Henry's rule.
English Blood on English Soil
May 21, 2017
King Henry VII and Lizzie travel to Spain in an attempt to secure their son's betrothal. Meanwhile, unrest has been growing in Burgundy and spills over into an English battle.
Two Kings
May 28, 2017
A pretender to the throne is held captive at court, confounding the Tudors, and creating a new rift in Lizzie and King Henry's marriage. Lizzie faces an impossible choice, and makes a risky move to try to eliminate the threat to her family.
Old Curses
Jun 4, 2017
A final confrontation with the pretender exposes King Henry's weaknesses, while Lizzie confronts new demons and old curses.
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Following on from Philippa Gregory’s interpretation of the end of the English Wars of the Roses in “The White Queen” (2013), Michelle Fairley delivers strongly as Lady Margaret Beaufort, the begrudging conduit between the old and the new whilst the erstwhile Queen Elizabeth (Essie Davis) struggles to adapt to her new circumstances. What might save her from total humiliation is a political compromise that will see the two houses of Tudor and York unite. Her daughter “Elizabeth” (Jodie Comer), daughter of Edward IV, is to marry the young Henry VII (Jacob Collins-Levy). Now he isn’t remotely interested in this political match, but it’s impressed upon her by her mother and by the ever-present Duchess Cecily (Caroline Goodall) that she has to play the game, and so she sets out to make herself invaluable to the King and to rid him of his mother’s malevolent influence towards her. Just because the wars have technically finished doesn’t mean that the machinations have and with the King having to constantly fight to hold onto his crown, a love story reminiscent of that of her parents immerses Elizabeth and Henry; one that sees them fight the Burgundians (Joanne Whalley) as well as an whole host of opportunistic domestic enemies. This drama also brings more prominence to the role of the church in matters of state and Kenneth Cranham reminded me a little of Basil Dignam as he unscrupulously donned his bishop’s mitre. Of course it also incorporates much of the speculative scandal around the princes in the tower and the mystery of the would-be usurpers Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck (Patrick Gibson) as the king determines to provide a safe realm for his son Arthur to inherit. Though there is still plenty of scheming and politicking going on here, the characters don’t lend themselves quite so effectively to this over-padded dramatisation, and I found it spun-out a little frugally at times. Comer dominates with ample help from Goodall and Rebecca Benson’s Margaret Plantagenet, but Collins-Levy doesn’t really impress as an actor or a king. This is an high quality and good looking production, it’s just not got quite the spice or venom I’d hoped for.
