Is Rebecca Ferguson in white princess?

Main characters in the series have been recast for The White Princess, including Elizabeth Woodville and Elizabeth of York. The former is played by Rebecca Ferguson in The White Queen and Essie Davis in The White Princess.

Who plays Lady Margaret in The White Princess?

Former Game of Thrones star Michelle Fairley is joining Starz' eight-episode miniseries The White Princess, the follow-up to last year's The White Queen. She'll play the role of Margaret Beaufort in the series adapted from Philippa Gregory's best-selling novel of the same name.

Is The White Queen and white princess connected?

The White Princess serves as a direct sequel to The White Queen — the novel that the new show is based on is the fifth in the Cousins' War series, chronologically following the three that informed the plot of The White Queen.

Who plays Lizzie in The White Princess?

Playing Elizabeth is the 24-year-old British actress Jodie Comer (you know her from the BBC miniseries Thirteen), in her first major U.S. project.

Is The White Princess the daughter of The White Queen?

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER

The "White Princess" herself is Lizzie, daughter of Elizabeth Woodville, and like her mother before her, she is to wed a brave new leader in uncertain times.

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Is The Spanish Princess The sequel to The White Princess?

The Spanish Princess is a historical drama television limited series developed by Emma Frost and Matthew Graham for Starz. Based on the novels The Constant Princess (2005) and The King's Curse (2014) by Philippa Gregory, it is a sequel to the miniseries The White Queen and The White Princess.

Is it really Richard in The White Princess?

To start with, the show (and The White Queen before it) makes it very clear that Perkin Warbeck actually is Richard of York. Early in the first episode, after Henry has defeated Richard III at Bosworth field, Henry's men show up to Elizabeth Woodville's residence to take the queen and her children into custody.

Why is the cast of The White Princess different?

OLD NAMES, NEW FACES | Though some of the same characters appear in both The White Queen and The White Princess, they are played by entirely different actors. “White Queen covered 24 years on its own, so we had to do some fairly drastic aging of the lead actors by the end of it,” Frost explains.

Who is The White Princess supposed to be?

The White Princess is a 2013 historical novel by Philippa Gregory, part of her series The Cousins' War. It is the story of Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville, and later wife of Henry VII and mother of Henry VIII.

How is The Spanish Princess related to The White Princess?

The Spanish Princess is itself a spinoff of two previous Starz miniseries, The White Queen and The White Princess—all three of them based on the books of historical fiction author Philippa Gregory.

Is The White Queen or The White Princess first?

In recent years, STARZ has produced three shows that take place during the height of England's Wars of the Roses and that continue into the Tudor period. The series started with The White Queen, followed by The White Princess, and the first season of The Spanish Princess.

Why do they call Elizabeth The White Queen?

As the wife of Edward of York, Elizabeth Woodville was given the unofficial title of the 'White' Queen, which is how she is remembered today. It was a name bestowed upon her during the British civil war of the 1400s, known as 'The Wars of the Roses' — a white rose was the symbol of the house of York.

Was The White Princess Cancelled?

On June 5, 2017, it was revealed that The White Princess will not return for a second season.

Who played Wolsey in The White Princess?

Wolsey, portrayed by Sam Neill, was Lord Chancellor and Henry VIII's most trusted advisor for a time. He lost favor with the King when he couldn't help him divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. The more Anne Boleyn, who became Henry's second wife, was in the picture, the less Wolsey was listened to by the King.

Who is Cecily in The White Princess?

Born the third daughter of Elizabeth Woodville and King Edward IV at Westminster Palace and named for her paternal grandmother, Cecily of York would become the second surviving daughter after the death of her fourteen year old sister Mary of York in 1482.

Who plays Lady Margaret in the Spanish princess?

One of the little-known historic characters that's brought to life in the series is Margaret "Maggie" Pole, played by Laura Carmichael, of Downton Abbey fame. Here's what the woman was like in real life.

Does The White Queen's son become king?

Following Edward IV's sudden death, possibly from pneumonia, in April 1483, Elizabeth Woodville became queen dowager. Her young son, Edward V, became king, with his uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, acting as Lord Protector.

Do Lizzie and Henry fall in love?

While their marriage was arranged to unite the warring houses of York and Lancaster, Lizzie and Henry eventually fall in love with each other.

Is there a sequel to The White Queen?

Starz has greenlighted The White Princess, the follow-up to its critically-acclaimed miniseries The White Queen, from Company Pictures.

Why didn't they make Henry fat in the Tudors?

The makers of BBC show The Tudors have said Henry VIII will not gain weight so that he retains his sex appeal. The show's bosses have said Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who plays Henry in the costume drama will not be required to put on a fat suit to reflect the king's expanding waistline.

Is The White Queen a true story?

STARZ's hit television miniseries, The White Queen, was adapted from a historical fiction book authored by Philippa Gregory. The story follows the reign of Edward IV and his wife Elizabeth Woodville, who is commonly regarded at the White Queen due to her House of York roots.

Where is white princess filmed?

Filming took place in location in Bristol, with Bristol Film Office providing unit bases, locations and holding areas for 100 cast extras during a large-scale shoot at Bristol Cathedral.

Was the pretender really Richard?

To find all these qualities combined in a fraud defies probability, and therefore it is highly likely that the Pretender was King Edward's son, Richard of York, executed by Henry VII as “Perkin Warbeck.”

Did Princess Elizabeth sleep with king Richard?

Princess Elizabeth had an affair with her uncle, Richard III: (PROBABLY) FALSE. Time to unpack one of the biggest controversies of English history.

What happened to Elizabeth's brother Richard?

When Henry Tudor invaded, the expectation was that Richard would defeat him, but treason left Richard unsupported and it was the reigning king who died at the Battle of Bosworth on 22 August 1485, just two years after taking the throne. Elizabeth and England had been won by the Tudors.