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The White Queen Premiered on BBC One on June 16, 2013

About the Show:
The White Queen is described as a tale of love and loss, seduction and deception, betrayal and murder woven through the stories of three different yet equally driven women caught up in the ongoing conflict for the throne: Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville. The year is 1464 and England has been at war for nine years battling over who is the rightful King of England — it is a war between two sides of the same family, The House of York and The House of Lancaster, whose heraldic symbols were a white and red rose, respectively, giving the power struggle its name. The House of York’s young and handsome Edward IV (Irons) is crowned King of England with the help of the master manipulator Lord Warwick “The Kingmaker” (Frain). But when Edward falls in love and secretly marries a beautiful young widow, the commoner Elizabeth Woodville (Ferguson), Warwick’s plan for control over the throne comes crashing down around him. Meanwhile, Woodville becomes a queen with the help of her mother Jacquetta (McTeer), a self-proclaimed sorceress. Elizabeth’s most fierce adversary is the staunchly loyal Lancastrian Margaret Beaufort (Hale), a damaged and highly religious woman who would willingly lay down her life to see her young son Henry Tudor take the throne. And then there is Anne Neville (Marsay), Lord Warwick The Kingmaker’s daughter — a pawn in her father’s battle for control who finds her strength and ambition when she takes control of her destiny and marries the King’s younger brother Richard Duke of York (Aneurin Bernard).

Cast:

Actor’s name	Character’s name
Juliet Aubrey	Countess of Warwick
Aneurin Barnard	Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Rebecca Ferguson	Elizabeth Woodville
James Frain	Lord Warwick
Caroline Goodall	Duchess Cecily
Amanda Hale	Lady Margaret Beaufort
Max Irons	King Edward IV
Ben Lamb	Anthony Rivers
Michael Maloney	Henry Stafford
Fay Marsay	Anne Neville
Janet McTeer	Jacquetta Woodville
David Oakes	George, Duke of Clarence
Robert Pugh	Baron Rivers
Eleanor Tomlinson	Isabel Neville
Eve Ponsonby	Mary Woodville
Frances Tomelty	Lady Beauchamp
Leo Bill	Reginald Bray
Lizzy McInnerny	Lady Sutcliffe
Rupert Graves	Lord Thomas Stanley
Rupert Young	Sir William Herbert
Tom McKay	Jasper Tudor
Veerle Baetens	Margaret of Anjou

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Episode 1: In Love With The King (Jun/16/2013)
Elizabeth Woodville, a widowed commoner, waits by the roadside with her two young sons. Her husband has been killed fighting for deposed Lancastrian King Henry VI and her wealth has been confiscated. Her only hope is to try to catch the eye of her family’s greatest enemy, York King Edward IV. It works, and the king stops and visits her family home at Grafton.

Episode 2: The Price of Power (Jun/23/2013)
Elizabeth’s coronation ends up being a very grand affair. She and her mother Jacquetta then get to work, marrying off her siblings to the nobility to make sure of their family’s security, and create a royal family loyal to Edward as he attempts to bring peace to England. The Lancastrians are stripped of their titles and Margaret Beaufort is determined to do something about it.

Episode 3: The Storm (Jun/30/2013)
In an effort to further her son's claim to the throne, Margaret joins Warwick's rebellion against Edward. The rebellion fails though and the traitors are forced to flee for their lives. Jasper Tudor goes into exile, while Warwick and George make their way to France. Elizabeth and Jacquetta turn to witchcraft to try and stop them.

Episode 4: The Bad Queen (Jul/07/2013)
Elizabeth feels troubled after hearing the news of Isabel and George’s dead son. Rumours begin to surface that Warwick is making a new alliance with his old enemy, Margaret of Anjou and planning to restore her husband Henry VI to the throne. George is not happy as it means that he will now never be King. Elizabeth and Jacquetta visit George’s mother, Cecily, and point out that her son could now be fighting for Lancaster and at risk of being executed.

Episode 5: War at First Hand (Jul/14/2013)
Warwick is dubious of George's loyalty so sends Isabel back to England to keep him on side. Anne is forced to trust old enemies. Edward secretly visits Elizabeth.

Episode 6: Love and Death (Jul/21/2013)
Elizabeth is facing a difficult future as all she holds close everything that is threatened. She is expecting once again but feels unease about Edward’s closeness to his brothers.

Episode 7: Poison and Malmsey Wine (Jul/28/2013)
Elizabeth loses a child after giving birth and after he is handed to Margaret Beaufort he comes alive in her hands and Elizabeth thinks that Margaret has saved him. Anne also gives birth to a baby boy, and is living happily away from court. After she realises though that her husband Richard Duke of Gloucester has brought her mother to live with them, her piece is shattered. Edward IV is determined to wage war with France.

Episode 8: Long Live the King (Aug/04/2013)
Elizabeth is worried that Edward is allowing Henry Tudor to return back home from exile. Edward reveals to her that he would rather have his enemies close. After Edward suddenly becomes extremely ill he names his brother Richard as Lord Protector on his deathbed. Elizabeth is devastated following his death as she is no longer Queen and her fortunes have gone.

Episode 9: The Princes In The Tower (Aug/11/2013)
Worried about his enemies, King Richard III honours Brackenbury, Buckingham and Stanley. Still not convinced that Elizabeth’s threat is over, Anne secretly talks to Brackenbury behind her husband’s back, wanting the Princes in the Tower dead.

Episode 10: The Final Battle (Aug/18/2013)
Queen Anne Neville’s health is beginning to fade fast and after her son Prince Edward passes away and she hears of her husband’s love for Princess Elizabeth, she knows that she is ready to die.

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