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The White Queen is a British historical drama television drama serial based on Philippa Gregory's historical novel series The Cousins' War. The first episode premiered on BBC One on 16 June 2013 in the UK. 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 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 (Rebecca Ferguson), Margaret Beaufort (Amanda Hale) and Anne Neville (Faye Marsay), who manipulate events behind the scenes of history to gain power. Elizabeth Woodville is the protagonist in the novel The White Queen, and Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville are the focus of the novels The Red Queen and The Kingmaker's Daughter; the three characters appear in the three novels that make up the television drama. The final episode of The White Queen aired on 18 August 2013 and the drama was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc the following day. Two days later, the BBC confirmed that The White Queen was always planned as a miniseries that would not be returning for a second series. However, there were two sequels in 2017 and 2019. The White Queen was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards and a People's Choice Award. Cast Main Juliet Aubrey as Lady Anne Beauchamp, Countess of Warwick, wife of Warwick and mother to Lady Isabel and Lady Anne Veerle Baetens as Margaret of Anjou, queen consort to Henry VI of England Aneurin Barnard as Richard III of England Leo Bill as Sir Reginald Bray Emily Berrington as Jane Shore, Edward IV's mistress Ashley Charles as Thomas Grey, the eldest son of Elizabeth Woodville and Sir John Grey of Groby Arthur Darvill as Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham Shaun Dooley as Sir Robert Brackenbury Rebecca Ferguson as Elizabeth Woodville, the "White Queen" and consort to Edward IV James Frain as Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, "the Kingmaker" Caroline Goodall as Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, mother of Edward, George, and Richard Andrew Gower as Lord Strange, son of Lord Stanley Rupert Graves as Lord Stanley, the fourth husband of Lady Margaret Beaufort Amanda Hale as Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry Tudor, a great-granddaughter of John, Duke of Lancaster Max Irons as Edward IV of England Michael Jenn as Dr Lewis Ben Lamb as Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers Michael Maloney as Sir Henry Stafford, third husband of Lady Margaret Beaufort Michael Marcus as Henry Tudor, later Henry VII of England; son and heir of Lady Margaret Beaufort by Sir Edmund Tudor Faye Marsay as Lady Anne Neville, "the Kingmaker's Daughter" and queen consort to Richard III Freya Mavor as Elizabeth of York, eldest daughter and child to Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville Lizzy McInnerny as Lady Sutcliffe Tom McKay as Jasper Tudor, half-brother of Henry VI, brother-in-law to Lady Margaret Beaufort and uncle to Henry Tudor Janet McTeer as Jacquetta, Lady Rivers, Elizabeth Woodville's mother David Oakes as George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV Eve Ponsonby as Mary Woodville Robert Pugh as Baron Rivers (later Earl Rivers), father of Elizabeth Woodville Frances Tomelty as Lady Beauchamp, mother of Lady Margaret Beaufort Eleanor Tomlinson as Lady Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence, wife of George, Duke of Clarence and elder sister of Lady Anne Neville Rupert Young as Sir William Herbert, Lord Pembroke Recurring David Shelley as Henry VI of England Hugh Mitchell as Richard Welles, half-brother of Lady Margaret Beaufort Nicholas Fagg and Otto Farrant as Thomas Grey Rudi Goodman and Dean-Charles Chapman as Richard Grey, son of Elizabeth Woodville and Sir John Grey of Groby Oscar Kennedy as young Henry Tudor Joey Batey as Edward of Lancaster, son of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou, married to Lady Anne Neville Elinor Crawley as Cecily of York, daughter to Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville Sonny Ashbourne Serkis as the Prince of Wales (later King Edward V), eldest son and heir to Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville; later one of the Princes in the Tower The large majority of the cast is British, but since the drama was shot in Belgium, several local actors are featured: Veerle Baetens, Jurgen Delnaet, Joren Seldeslachts, Elsa Houben, Ben Forceville and Ben Van den Heuvel all appear in the serial. Rebecca Ferguson who portrays Elizabeth Woodville, the White Queen, is from Sweden (her mother is originally from England). Production The budget was £25 million and took 120 days to shoot, consisting of 250 sets including: dungeons, palaces, castles, 12 state banquets and at least two coronations. Filming began in September 2012 and lasted until March 2013. Two versions were made, one for the BBC and a more sexually explicit version for the US. A companion two-part documentary series, The Real White Queen and Her Rivals, presented by Philippa Gregory, was made to accompany the series. It was broadcast on BBC Two on 17 and 24 July 2013. Credits Executive producers: John Griffin, George Faber, Charles Pattinson for Company Pictures, Eurydice Gysel for Czar Television, Polly Hill for the BBC, Philippa Gregory and Colin Callender. Series lead writer: Emma Frost and produced by Company Pictures. Lisa McGee and Nicole Taylor are also writers. James Kent directed the first three episodes. Other episodes were directed by Jamie Payne and Colin Teague. Cinematographer: Jean Philippe Gossart. and David Luther. Music: John Lunn. Locations The White Queen was filmed on location in Belgium, where several landmarks in Bruges and Ghent represent locations in London and elsewhere: The Gothic Hall in Bruges City Hall represents Westminster Hall The Church of Our Lady in Bruges represents St Stephen's Chapel in the old Palace of Westminster Heilige Geeststraat in Bruges represents a medieval London street The Basilica of the Holy Blood in Bruges represents the Tower of London In Ghent filming took place in the Castle of the Counts (Gravensteen), Saint Peter's Abbey (Sint-Pietersabdij), Saint Bavo's Abbey (Sint-Baafsabdij), Cloth hall (Lakenhalle), Castle of Gerald the Devil (Geeraard de Duivelsteen), Saint Bavo Cathedral (Sint-Baafskathedraal), and Augustijnklooster (Academiestraat). Additional filming took place at Rumbeke, in Damme, and at Ursel Airfield – 23 locations for the first three episodes. The rest of the set was constructed at a nearby Philips factory. Episodes Historical accuracy A number of anachronisms and historical inaccuracies received attention, especially in the costumes and locations used. Pat Stacey of the Irish Evening Herald, said that "the historical howlers are piling up like bodies on a battlefield, week after week", comparing it to the "flaws" spotted by "nitpickers" in Downton Abbey and Foyle's War. Bernadette McNulty, of The .... Discover the Mary Gossart popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Mary Gossart books.