The White Queen: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The White Queen is a riveting portrayal of one of the most dramatic and turbulent times in English history. A story of love and lust, seduction and deception, betrayal and murder, it is uniquely told through the perspective of three different, yet equally relentless women - Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville. In their quest for power, they will scheme, manipulate and seduce their way onto the English throne.

The year is 1464, before the Tudor dynasty ruled the country, and war has been ravaging throughout England over who is the rightful King. It is a bitter dispute between two sides of the same family, The House of York and The House of Lancaster.

The House of York's young and handsome Edward IV is crowned King of England with the help of the master manipulator, Lord Warwick "The Kingmaker." But when Edward falls in love with a beautiful Lancastrian commoner, Elizabeth Woodville, Warwick's plan to control the throne comes crashing down.

A violent, high-stakes struggle ensues between Elizabeth, her most fierce adversary, Lancastrian Margaret Beaufort, and Anne Neville, the pawn in her father's power game - each woman vying for the crown.

Series details

• Title: The White Queen
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2013-06-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-08-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 1043

Cast and credited roles

• Rebecca Ferguson — Queen Elizabeth
• Amanda Hale — Lady Margaret Beaufort
• Faye Marsay — Anne Neville
• Aneurin Barnard — Duke of Gloucester
• Ashley Charles — Thomas Grey
• Max Irons — King Edward
• Ben Lamb — Anthony Rivers
• Tom McKay — Jasper Tudor
• David Oakes — Duke of Clarence
• Eleanor Tomlinson — Isabel Neville
• Michael Marcus — Henry Tudor
• Juliet Aubrey — Countess of Warwick

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-06-16; final listed air date 2013-08-18; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from The White Queen on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.