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The White Queen (TV series)
British historical drama television series
The White Queen is a British historical drama television drama serial based on Philippa Gregory's historical novel series The Cousins' War.[4] The first episode premiered on BBC One on 16 June 2013 in the UK.[5]
The drama is set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses and presents the story of the women involved in the long conflict for the throne of England.
It starts in 1464; the nation has been at war for nine years fighting over who is the rightful king of England, as two branches of the Plantagenet family, the House of York and the House of Lancaster, contest the throne.
The story follows three women, Elizabeth Woodville (Rebecca Ferguson), Margaret Beaufort (Amanda Hale) and Anne Neville (Faye Marsay), who manipulate events behind the scenes of history to gain power.[6] Elizabeth Woodville is the protagonist in the novel The White Queen, and Margaret Beaufort