After King Richard lost the crown to Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, Princess Elizabeth was forced to put aside her York alliance and marry Lancastrian Henry Tudor in order to form the new Tudor dynasty which would come to rule England for the next 118 years. She published “The White Princess” in 2013 as book #5 of the Cousins’ War series and it follows the story of Princess Elizabeth of York, daughter of King Edward IV and niece of King Richard III. Who) serve as showrunners and executive producers.Įxecutive producing with Frost and Graham are Colin Callender ( The White Queen, The Dresser, Wolf Hall) and Scott Huff ( Howards End, The White Princess, The Missing) from Playground and Charlie Pattinson (The White Queen, Requiem, The Missing 1 & 2) and Charlie Hampton ( Shameless, Wild at Heart) from All3 Media’s New Pictures.As you might have guessed from my previous Tudor book reviews, I’m not a big reader of historical fiction, but with the upcoming Starz series based on “The White Princess” set to premiere on Ap(view trailer below), I couldn’t resist picking up this book to see how King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth of York are portrayed.Īuthor Philippa Gregory has written more than a dozen novels centered around the Tudors and the Wars of the Roses, which she has coined “the Cousins’ War”. Writers Emma Frost ( The White Queen, The White Princess, The Man in the High Castle”) and Matthew Graham ( Life on Mars, Electric Dreams, Dr. Until she claims her marriage was never consummated and that as a virgin she may set her sights on the new heir, the charismatic and headstrong Prince Harry who will one day rule as King Henry VIII. She is Princess of Wales now, but when her husband Prince Arthur dies suddenly, the throne seems lost to Catherine. She arrives in a grey, rain-lashed England with her glorious and diverse court including her lady-in-waiting Lina – an African Moor.

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