Why did the cast change from The White Queen to The White Princess?

Queen was a British production through the BBC, while Princess was American and fully made by Starz. The difference in series development may be the explanation for such a shift in The White Princess' cast from its prequel.

Why did they change all the actors in The White Princess?

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.

Are The White Queen and White Princess the same?

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.

What is first white queen or white princess?

The first, critically-acclaimed Starz original miniseries event The White Queen, was followed by the 8-episode limited series drama The White Princess.

Is The White Princess a sequel to The White Queen?

It is a sequel to the 2013 miniseries The White Queen, which adapted three of Gregory's previous novels, and begins immediately where The White Queen finished.

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In what order should I watch The White Princess The White Queen and The Spanish Princess?

The series started with The White Queen, followed by The White Princess, and the first season of The Spanish Princess.

Is The White Princess and The Spanish Princess connected?

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 Catherine of Aragon older than Henry?

Henry married Katherine because he wanted to. Katherine, six years Henry's senior, was considered beautiful, and shared a love of display and finery with her husband. She and Henry rode and hunted together, and he trusted her completely.

Was Elizabeth of York The White Queen?

She had numerous children: Prince Arthur of Wales, Henry VIII, Margaret Tudor, and Mary Tudor. In The White Queen, she was portrayed by Eloise Webb as a child, and later by Freya Mavor as an adult. In the TV series of The White Princess, she is portrayed by Jodie Comer.

Is The White Princess a true story?

But unlike Game of Thrones and its dragons and White Walkers, The White Princess has some basis in historical fact — its main characters are all real-life figures from English history.

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.

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Who played Catherine of Aragon in The White Princess?

It centres around Catherine of Aragon (Charlotte Hope), the eponymous Spanish princess who became Queen of England as the first wife of King Henry VIII (Ruairi O'Connor).

Who plays Queen Elizabeth in The White Princess?

Jodie Comer as Elizabeth of York in The White Princess, 2017. The White Princess is Comer's first American screen credit, but the English actress has been working semi-professionally for nearly a decade, beginning with a BBC radio play while she was still in secondary school.

Where was white queen filmed?

The BBC's epic historical miniseries The White Queen has begun filming in the Belgian city of Bruges. Based on a series of novels by Philippa Gregory, the production is set in 15th Century England during the Wars of the Roses.

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.

Why was Elizabeth Woodville called The White Queen?

Elizabeth Woodville is known as the 'White' Queen, as she was the wife of Edward of York, whose house's 'symbol' was a white rose.

How much older was Elizabeth Woodville than Edward?

Five years older than her royal husband, Elizabeth Woodville was an unlikely queen. Her legendary blonde beauty entranced the young king to the extent that he married her in spite of tradition, in spite of advice, perhaps even in spite of himself.

Is queen Elizabeth a Tudor or a York?

Queen Elizabeth of York was a York princess and the first Tudor Queen Consort. She was the wife of King Henry VII and mother of King Henry VIII, Prince Arthur whom was Catherine of Aragon's first husband, and 2 daughters. She died about twenty years before the beginning of the series.

How many miscarriages did Catherine of Aragon have?

Henry's first two wives, Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, had ten pregnancies between them from 1509 to 1519 and from 1533 to 1536, respectively, but six resulted in miscarriage. Henry's first son, Prince Henry, who was born in 1511, lived less than two months (see Table 1).

Who was Henry VIII favorite wife?

Henry waited a mere 11 days after Anne's death before marrying his third, and often described as his favourite wife, Jane Seymour. Jane was able to do what no other wife did for Henry - she gave him a male heir.

How many times did Catherine of Aragon give birth?

Henry VIII's first wife, Catherine of Aragon, was pregnant six times, but only one baby survived: Mary, born in 1516.

What comes after White Queen?

After The White Queen and The White Princess, the third installment will be called The Spanish Princess and, like the others, is based on Gregory's global best-sellers The Constant Princess and The King's Curse.

Does The White Queen have a son with Edward?

Her marriage to Edward IV produced a total of ten children, including another son, Richard, Duke of York, who would later join his brother as one of the Princes in the Tower. Five daughters also lived to adulthood.

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.