The White Queen is a British television drama series in ten parts, based on Philippa Gregory's historic novel series The Cousins ​​War ( (< The White Queen , The Red Queen , and Princess The Kingmaker ). The first episode aired on BBC One on June 16, 2013 in the UK. It was first broadcast in the United States on Starz on August 9, 2013.
The series is set against the background of Wars of the Roses and presents the story of the women involved in the long conflict for the British throne. Beginning in 1464; the nation has been fighting for nine years fighting over who is the legitimate king as two sides of the same family, the House of York and the House of Lancaster contest the throne. The story follows three women, Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville, manipulating the events behind the scenes of history to gain strength. Elizabeth Woodville is the protagonist of the novel The White Queen and Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville are the focus of The Red Queen and The Kingmaker's Daughter novels; three characters appear in three novels that make up the television series.
The final episode of The White Queen was aired on August 18, 2013 and the series was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc the next day. Two days later, it has been confirmed that White Queen will not be back for the second series. In a statement for Broadcast , the BBC stated that the show was always planned as a one-season series. In October 2013, The Telegraph reported that Starz plans to develop a sequel miniseries called White Princess , based on a Gregory 2013 novel of the same name. Gregory asserts that the project is underway in August 2015. On February 7, 2016, Gregory announced on Facebook that the sequel was officially confirmed to be produced, with scripts written. On March 15, 2018, Starz announced that it would create a continuation of The White Queen and The White Princess to be titled The Spanish Princess , which will based on Gregory's The Constant Princess and The King's Curse and centered on Catherine from Aragon.
White Queen was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, four Emmy Primetime Awards and the People's Choice Award.
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Cast
House of York
- Rebecca Ferguson as Elizabeth Woodville, "White Queen" and Empress Edward IV
- Max Irons as Edward IV of England
- Faye Marsay as Lady Anne Neville, "Princess of Kings" and consort to Richard III
- Aneurin Barnard as Richard, Duke of Gloucester, then King Richard III; Edward IV's brother
- James Frain as Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick 16th, "The Kingmaker"
- Janet McTeer as Jacquetta, Lady Rivers, Elizabeth Woodville's mother
- David Oakes as George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV
- Eleanor Tomlinson as Lady Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence, George's wife, Duke Clarence, and sister of Lady Anne Neville
- Juliet Aubrey as Lady Anne Beauchamp, Countess of Warwick, wife of Warwick and mother of Lady Isabel and Lady Anne
- Caroline Goodall as Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, mother of Edward, George, and Richard
- Sonny Ashbourne Serkis as the Prince of Wales (then King Edward V), the eldest son and heir of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville; then one of the Prince in the Tower
- Freya Mavor as Elizabeth of York, eldest daughter and son to Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville
- Elinor Crawley as Cecily of York, daughter for Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville
House of Lancaster
- Amanda Hale as Lady Margaret Beaufort, "Red Queen", Henry Tudor's mother, great-grandson of John, Duke of Lancaster
- Veerle Baetens as Margaret of Anjou, queen queen for Henry VI of England
- Joey Batey as Edward of Lancaster, son of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou, married Lady Anne Neville
- Michael Marcus as Henry Tudor, then Henry VII of England; son and heir of Lady Margaret Beaufort by Sir Edmund Tudor
- Oscar Kennedy as the young Henry Tudor
- Tom McKay as Jasper Tudor, the half-brother of Henry VI, Lady Beaufort's sister-in-law and uncle Henry Tudor
Additional cast
- Frances Tomelty as Lady Beauchamp, mother of Lady Margaret Beaufort
- Michael Maloney as Sir Henry Stafford, third husband of Lady Margaret Beaufort
- Ben Lamb as Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl River
- Hugh Mitchell as Richard Welles, step sister of Lady Margaret Beaufort
- Rupert Young as Sir William Herbert, Mr. Pembroke
- Robert Pugh as Baron Rivers (then Earl Rivers), Elizabeth Woodville's father
- Rupert Graves as Lord Stanley, the fourth husband of Lady Margaret Beaufort
- Andrew Gower, as Lord Strange, Lord Stanley's son
- Shaun Dooley, as Sir Robert Brackenbury
- Arthur Darvill, as Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham
- Emily Berrington, as Jane Shore, Mrs. Edward IV
- Andreas Perschewski as Louis XI of France
The majority of the cast are British, but since the series was taken in Belgium, several local actors were featured: Veerle Baetens, Jurgen Delnaet, Joren Seldeslachts, Elsa Houben, Ben Forceville and Ben Van den Heuvel all appearing in the series. Rebecca Ferguson who describes Elizabeth Woodville, White Queen, comes from Sweden (her mother is from England).
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Production
The budget is Ã, Â £ 25 million and takes 120 days to shoot, consisting of 250 sets including: basement, palace, palace, 12 state banquets and at least two coronations.
Two versions were created, one for the BBC and a more sexually explicit version for the US.
A two-part companion documentary series, the True White Queen and his Companion , presented by Philippa Gregory, was made to accompany this series. It was broadcast on BBC Two on July 17 and 24, 2013.
Credit
- Executive producers: John Griffin, George Faber, Charles Pattinson for Corporate Image, Eurydice Gysel for Tsar Television, Polly Hill for the BBC, Philippa Gregory, and Colin Callender.
- The main author of the series: Emma Frost and produced by Image Company. Lisa McGee and Nicole Taylor are also writers.
- James Kent directed the first three episodes.
- Another episode directed by Jamie Payne and Colin Teague.
- Cinematographer: Jean Philippe Gossart. and David Luther.
- Music: John Lunn.
Locations
White Queen was filmed at a location in Belgium, where several landmarks in Bruges and Ghent represent locations in London and elsewhere:
- The Gothic Hall at Bruges Town Hall represents Westminster Hall
- The Church of Our Lady in Bruges represents the St. Stephen Chapel in the old Westminster Palace
- Heilige Geeststraat in Bruges represents the medieval London road
- Basilica of the Holy Blood in Bruges representing the Tower of London
- In Ghent filming takes place at Castle of the Counts (Gravensteen), Saint Peter's Monastery (Sint-Pietersabdij), Saint Bavo Monastery (Sint-Baafsabdij), Fabric Hall (Lakenhalle), Gerald the Devil Castle (Geeraard de Duivelsteen) Cathedral of Saint Bavo (Sint-Baafskathedraal), and Agustijnklooster (Academiestraat).
- Additional movie making was performed at Rumbeke, in Damme, and at Ursel Airfield - 23 locations for the first three episodes. The remainder of the set was built at the nearby Philips factory.
Nomination and acceptance
The series received positive reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10 on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 70 on Metacritic; consensus critics that "sometimes suffer from clumsy stories", but "gives enough intrigue, thanks to beautiful costumes, beautiful actors, and sexy, soapy fields". The show currently holds a 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 20 reviews, and a score of 7.8/10 on IMDb based on 10,230 user ratings.
White Queen was nominated for several awards including three Golden Globe Awards, four Emmy Primetime Awards and the People's Choice Award for Favorite TV/Miniseries Movie.
Golden Globe's 71st Award (2014)
- Best Mini Series or Moving Images for Television
- Best Actress Performance in Mini Serial or Moving Images for Television - (Rebecca Ferguson)
- Best Performance by Actress in Supporting Role in Serial, Mini Series or Moving Images for Television - (Janet McTeer)
Emmy Primetime's 66th Awards (2014)
- Extraordinary Ministries
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards Art Awards (2014)
- Extraordinary Music Compositions for Mini, Movie or Special Serial (Original Drama Score) - For episodes: "The Last Fight"
- Extraordinary Costumes for Mini, Movie or Special Series - For episodes: "The Price of Power"
- Extraordinary Makeup for Miniseries or Movies
40th People's Choice Award (2014)
- Favorite TV Movies/Mini Series
Saturn Award 2014 - Academy of Sci-Fi Fantasy, Fantasy & amp; Horror movies
- SBest Television release on DVD/Blu-ray
ASC Award 2014 - American Society of Cinematographers
- Extraordinary Achievements in Cinematography in Television/Mini Series Movies - David Luther for Episode: "First Hand War" (nomination)
OFTA Television Awards 2014 - Film & amp; Online Television Association
- Best Miniseries
Satellite Award 2013
- Best Miniseries or Moving Images for Television
Reception in the United Kingdom
In England critical acceptance is described as the 'best mix' and 'mostly dizzying'. Sam Wollaston of The Guardian praised the show's character, suggesting Janet McTeer (Jacquetta) stole the show. He also praised the romantic elements of the event, remarking "Mmmm, steamy". Gerard O'Donovan of The Daily Telegraph praised the supporting cast of the supporting characters and the appealing "lust and revenge" that sparked the drama, but objected to the enhanced portrayal of the 15th century England. Deborah Ross of The Daily Mail provides a diverse review of both the first and the five star, "because it has a kind of one-star concern that, if embraced properly, can take you to five - the happiness of a star." The Independent ' Tom Sutcliffe found it "less historically plausible than the Game of Thrones", but concluded that "I'm sure it will give innocent pleasure to many people." Barbara Ellen in The Observer, comparing performances with "weird Timotei ads, performing sexual immorality, shouting, horses, armor", while commenting that the sex scene, softened in the English version, "so vanilla, I finally love ice cream. "
Reviewing the latest episode for The Daily Telegraph, Bernadette McNulty stated that the series, "falling between two benches - is not serious enough for scholars or sparkling enough for Game of Thrones fans. "But the ratings are good. The first episode received 6 million viewers, stable around the 4-4.5 million mark of the second episode, although it sometimes dropped below on the first broadcast number.
Acceptance in US.
White Queen received mixed public reviews after being aired on the Starz network on August 10, 2013. Joanne Ostrow from The Denver Post described this series as "Sexy, empowering and violent". Linda Stasi from New York Post agreed that the series was a hit, exclaiming " The White Queen a royal winner". That's not good anymore compared to the high and fast-paced HBO budget Game of Thrones . Compared to Game of Thrones Neil Genzlinger speculates that "even if dragons are allowed, they will mostly be lazy and, between relatively benign dragon sex fights, talk about eating people rather than actually eating them.". The performances of Janet McTeer and James Frain were praised by some American reviewers. Amanda Hale, despite receiving praise for her performance by British reviewers, is not well reviewed by US critic Matthew Gilbert. He said, "There were times when I rolled my eyes - Amanda Hale, as Henry Tudor's young mother, looked as if she was going to explode with evil intentions.Actually, her appearance could be turned into a Mel Brooks spoof." Louise Mellor of Den of Geek adds, "Why does Lady Margaret Beaufort constantly look like she's sucking on Murray Mint?" TV writer writer Matt Roush praised Hale's performance as "intense", and liked the series, labeling it as "fun", and on a scale of one to ten, ranking it to seven.
White Queen was nominated three times at the 71st Golden Globe Awards, with acting nominations for Ferguson and McTeer and overall nominees for the series in the Best Miniseries or Film Television category.
Sequel
Despite the initial plan for the second series, on 20 August 2013 the BBC announced they were not assigning one, presumably due to the warm reception of the received series. However, in October 2013, The Telegraph reported that Starz plans to develop a sequel miniseries called White Princess , based on Gregory 2013 novel of the same name. Starz CEO Chris Albrecht announced in January 2014 that the network was working with Emma Frost's White Queen screenwriter on the project. Starz will create a miniseries White Princess without any involvement from the BBC. Gregory asserts that the project is underway in August 2015. On February 7, 2016, Gregory announced on Facebook that the sequel was officially confirmed to be produced, with scripts written. Production on a limited eight-episode series begins in June 2016. It airs weekly on Starz from April 6 to June 4, 2017.
On March 15, 2018, Starz announced that it would create a continuation of The White Queen and The White Princess to be titled The Spanish Princess , which will based on Gregory's The Constant Princess and The King's Curse and centered on Catherine from Aragon.
Episode
The Starz episode title is displayed under the original BBC title if it is different. The last UK episode rating from BARB.
Historical accuracy
A number of anachronisms and historical inaccuracies in this series received attention, especially in the costumes and locations used. Pat Stacey of the Irish Evening Herald newspaper, said that "the history of howlers pile up like corpses on the battlefield, week by week", compares it with the "flaws" found by "nitpickers" in Downton Abbey and Foyle's War . Deborah Ross, of the Daily Mail newspaper, criticized the cleanliness and "extraordinary teeth" of the actors involved, while also showing flashes of modern exhaust pipes and stairs. Bernadette McNulty, from The Daily Telegraph, commented that in the final episode of the series, the Battle of Bosworth Field seems to be happening in the woods not in the fields. Mary McNamara, from the LA Times newspaper, stated that to match thirty years of history into ten episodes, "Years of collapse in minutes, complicated policies condense into cardboard personalities, and their characters are quickly categorized as good or evil." Others question the depiction of the main character. Amy License, Cecily's biographer, states that Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, is portrayed in the first episode as "a Cecily directly from the pages of a novel rather than a real arrogant aristocrat who asserts his own right to rule." Historian Michael Hicks commented, "They have been tinkering with chronology" but added, "I can see why they decided to limit the cast, and play a rivalry between Elizabeth and Earl of Warwick," and also said "As with the novel source Philippa Gregory, they have done their research ".
In response to the criticism of the "ahistorical" series, Gregory stated that "What [BBC One and Starz] want is not a history series based on documents from the War of the Roses, they want my to grab it, so that's what they get. "Aneurin Barnard (who acts as Richard) states, with respect to the inaccuracies,"... the truth can be so boring.You have to raise the stake and make something or twist it to make it a bit more interesting. "
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See also
- The Hollow Crown (TV series)
References
External links
- The White Queen on the BBC Program
- The White Queen in Starz
- White Queen on IMDb
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