Starz's The White Princess To Premiere Sunday, April 16

I don't know how many times I have added and then removed Starz's new historical series 'The White Princess' from my current Series List (look to the right).  The series was first announced as a probable sequel to 'The White Queen' in 2013, and like many historical series fans, I waited patiently, until, all recent news  of 'The White Princess" disappeared from the web.

However, and now, to the delight of all of author Philippa Gregory's fans, the British based miniseries is finally here. The White Princess will Premiere April 16, 2017 on Starz.

The story begins after the Battle of Bosworth Field, where King Richard III is killed and Henry Tudor is later crowned King Henry VIII of England in 1485. In pairing Elizabeth of York, the daughter of the late King Edward IV, and conqueror Henry Tudor in marriage, it was to the hope of the remaining nobles (York and Lancaster a.k.a Tudor ), and the people of England that their marriage would put an end to the War of the Roses, which has been raging for nearly thirty years at the time of this miniseries. Historically, the wars among these two powerful families continued until ending in sometime in 1487, which is the focus period of Starz's miniseries 'The White Princess.

Elizabeth of York marriage to Henry Tudor is not one based on love, it is a political allegiance in which she must learn to live with and survive among her enemies.  As she puts it, "I'm to be the spoils of war". Watch what’s to come in The White Princess, which charts one of the most bloody and tumultuous times in British history.

 

Cast:

Jodie Comer as Elizabeth of York, the Queen of England

Jacob Collins-Levy as Henry VII, King of England, her husband

Essie Davis as Dowager Queen Elizabeth, the Queen's mother

Joanne Whalley as Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy, the Queen's paternal aunt

Michelle Fairley as Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, the King's mother

Suki Waterhouse as Cecily of York, the Queen's sister

Rebecca Benson as Margaret Plantagenet, the Queen's cousin, sister of Edward

Rhys Connah as Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick, the Queen's cousin, brother of Margaret

Caroline Goodall as Cecily, Duchess of York, the Queen's grandmother

Kenneth Cranham as Bishop Morton, a confidante of the King's mother

Vincent Regan as Jasper Tudor, the King's uncle