Note: to keep things as simple as possible, I will refrain from using fancy historical titles like Duke of Burgundy or Earl of Richmond and instead defer to a person’s first name.Īlso note: I opted not to use pictures from Starz’ 2014 War of the Roses series, The White Queen, so as to avoid further confusion about character’s identities. So if you managed to be one of the few who watched and loved the series, The White Princess may prove more difficult to grasp.īecause of the confusing nature of the period and because I’m a giver, I did my best to try to sum up the main characters and events in the opening moments of The White Princess. To make matters MORE confusing, The White Princess begins where The White Queen ended its miniseries run four years ago, but none of the actors have remained the same because of the necessary age gaps between generations (and because after four years, the actors moved on). (Meaning: she takes a ton of liberties with actual history.)īless Starz for trying to make the Tudor era as uncomplicated as possible for the average viewer, but when an era is so laden with Henrys, Edwards, Elizabeths, Margarets, and Richards, it’s incredibly hard to keep track of who was on which side, how long they held the throne, and how many children they birthed and then named after themselves.
Oh, and to make matters worse, both The White Queen and Princess are based on novels by Phillippa Gregory, so they aren’t exactly the most historic renditions of the tale. The White Princess follows up on the events of The White Queen and the end of The War of The Roses, this time following Elizabeth Woodville’s daughter, Elizabeth of York, and her marriage to the newly crowned King of England, Henry VII. First, we had The Tudors, showcasing Henry VIII’s ability to bed a woman, then The White Queen, a miniseries surrounding the War of Roses and Elizabeth Woodville’s rise and fall from the throne, and now we have The White Princess. If there’s one thing that Starz loves, it’s the Tudor era of English history.
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