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Starz's "White Queen" premieres August 10th
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David
May 23, 2013, 11:52:05 AM5/23/13
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STARZ TO PREMIERE "THE WHITE QUEEN" ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 AT 9PM
ET/PT
10 EPISODE LIMITED SERIES DRAMA BASED ON THE INTERNATIONAL
BEST-SELLING NOVELS BY PHILIPPA GREGORY
STARS MAX IRONS, REBECCA FERGUSON, JAMES FRAIN AND GOLDEN GLOBE(R)
WINNER AND ACADEMY AWARD(R) NOMINEE JANET MCTEER
Beverly Hills, Calif. - May 23, 2012 - Starz announced today "The
White Queen," adapted from Phillipa Gregory's best-selling novels
based on England's War of the Roses (also known as The Cousins' War)
will premiere on STARZ in the U.S. on Saturday, August 10th at 9pm
ET/PT, following the Friday night finale of the second season of
"Magic City."
"The White Queen" novels and series are told from the perspective of
the three fiercely determined women who laid claim to the English
throne: Elizabeth Woodville (The White Queen), Margaret Beaufort (The
Red Queen) and Anne Neville (The Kingmaker's Daughter).
While the men fought and killed on the battlefield in their quest for
power, these three women used whatever means possible to wage war on
their enemies who stood in their way and threatened their claim.
In the STARZ original drama, the year is 1464, before the Tudor
dynasty ruled England, and war has been ravaging throughout the
country over who is the rightful king. It is a blood feud between two
sides of the same family; The House of York and The House of
Lancaster. The House of York's young heir Edward IV is crowned King of
England with the help of his mentor and advisor, the master
manipulator Lord Warwick, known at court as "The Kingmaker." 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 for the crown ensues between Elizabeth,
her fiercest adversary, Lancastrian Margaret Beaufort and Anne
Neville, a pawn in her father's power game.
"All are heroines in the real sense of the word," explains author
Philippa Gregory. "They were courageous and determined and went
through extraordinary danger, but they never abandoned their
unwavering desire to return their family to power. They conquered the
circumstances they were born into and made a life for themselves,
which is a very modern and quite feminist theme. I think people are
going to be surprised to see these remarkably powerful women when
traditional history tells you female were simply relegated to be
victims or wives or mothers."
"The White Queen" stars Rebecca Ferguson as Elizabeth Woodville, Max
Irons (The Host) as Edward IV, Golden Globe winner and Academy Award
nominee Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs) as Elizabeth's mother Jacquetta
Woodville, James Frain ("The Tudors") as The Kingmaker and Amanda Hale
("The Crimson Petal and the White") as mother to Henry Tudor, Margaret
Beaufort. The series also stars Faye Marsay as Anne Neville, David
Oakes as George, Duke of Clarence, Eleanor Tomlinson as Isabel
Neville, Aneurin Barnard as Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Ben Lamb as
Anthony Rivers and Tom McKay as Jasper Tudor.
The ten-part limited series is a BBC co-production, adapted from The
New York Times best-selling historical novel series "The Cousins' War"
by Philippa Gregory. "The White Queen" is produced by Company Pictures
and adapted by acclaimed writer Emma Frost. The series is directed by
James Kent, Jamie Payne and Colin Teague with Gina Cronk serving as
producer. Executive Producers include John Griffin, George Faber,
Charles Pattinson for Company Pictures, Philippa Gregory, Eurydice
Gysel for Czar Television, Polly Hill for the BBC and Colin Callender
for Playground Entertainment on behalf of Starz.
ET/PT
10 EPISODE LIMITED SERIES DRAMA BASED ON THE INTERNATIONAL
BEST-SELLING NOVELS BY PHILIPPA GREGORY
STARS MAX IRONS, REBECCA FERGUSON, JAMES FRAIN AND GOLDEN GLOBE(R)
WINNER AND ACADEMY AWARD(R) NOMINEE JANET MCTEER
Beverly Hills, Calif. - May 23, 2012 - Starz announced today "The
White Queen," adapted from Phillipa Gregory's best-selling novels
based on England's War of the Roses (also known as The Cousins' War)
will premiere on STARZ in the U.S. on Saturday, August 10th at 9pm
ET/PT, following the Friday night finale of the second season of
"Magic City."
"The White Queen" novels and series are told from the perspective of
the three fiercely determined women who laid claim to the English
throne: Elizabeth Woodville (The White Queen), Margaret Beaufort (The
Red Queen) and Anne Neville (The Kingmaker's Daughter).
While the men fought and killed on the battlefield in their quest for
power, these three women used whatever means possible to wage war on
their enemies who stood in their way and threatened their claim.
In the STARZ original drama, the year is 1464, before the Tudor
dynasty ruled England, and war has been ravaging throughout the
country over who is the rightful king. It is a blood feud between two
sides of the same family; The House of York and The House of
Lancaster. The House of York's young heir Edward IV is crowned King of
England with the help of his mentor and advisor, the master
manipulator Lord Warwick, known at court as "The Kingmaker." 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 for the crown ensues between Elizabeth,
her fiercest adversary, Lancastrian Margaret Beaufort and Anne
Neville, a pawn in her father's power game.
"All are heroines in the real sense of the word," explains author
Philippa Gregory. "They were courageous and determined and went
through extraordinary danger, but they never abandoned their
unwavering desire to return their family to power. They conquered the
circumstances they were born into and made a life for themselves,
which is a very modern and quite feminist theme. I think people are
going to be surprised to see these remarkably powerful women when
traditional history tells you female were simply relegated to be
victims or wives or mothers."
"The White Queen" stars Rebecca Ferguson as Elizabeth Woodville, Max
Irons (The Host) as Edward IV, Golden Globe winner and Academy Award
nominee Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs) as Elizabeth's mother Jacquetta
Woodville, James Frain ("The Tudors") as The Kingmaker and Amanda Hale
("The Crimson Petal and the White") as mother to Henry Tudor, Margaret
Beaufort. The series also stars Faye Marsay as Anne Neville, David
Oakes as George, Duke of Clarence, Eleanor Tomlinson as Isabel
Neville, Aneurin Barnard as Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Ben Lamb as
Anthony Rivers and Tom McKay as Jasper Tudor.
The ten-part limited series is a BBC co-production, adapted from The
New York Times best-selling historical novel series "The Cousins' War"
by Philippa Gregory. "The White Queen" is produced by Company Pictures
and adapted by acclaimed writer Emma Frost. The series is directed by
James Kent, Jamie Payne and Colin Teague with Gina Cronk serving as
producer. Executive Producers include John Griffin, George Faber,
Charles Pattinson for Company Pictures, Philippa Gregory, Eurydice
Gysel for Czar Television, Polly Hill for the BBC and Colin Callender
for Playground Entertainment on behalf of Starz.
wolfagain
May 23, 2013, 2:20:07 PM5/23/13
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WORSE the show! sounds DREADFUL!
William December Starr
May 24, 2013, 12:33:55 AM5/24/13
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In article <coesp811aqls106ca...@4ax.com>,
David <diml...@yahoo.com> quoted:
> In the STARZ original drama, the year is 1464, before the Tudor
> dynasty ruled England, and war has been ravaging throughout the
> country over who is the rightful king. It is a blood feud between
> two sides of the same family; The House of York and The House of
> Lancaster. The House of York's young heir Edward IV is crowned
> King of England with the help of his mentor and advisor, the
> master manipulator Lord Warwick, known at court as "The
> Kingmaker." 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 for
> the crown ensues between Elizabeth, her fiercest adversary,
> Lancastrian Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville, a pawn in her
> father's power game.
I could swear that there was a clause in the Treaty of Paris saying
that one of the things the United States would get for winning the
Revolutionary War was that they didn't have to give a shit about any
of that crap anymore.
-- wds
David <diml...@yahoo.com> quoted:
> In the STARZ original drama, the year is 1464, before the Tudor
> dynasty ruled England, and war has been ravaging throughout the
> country over who is the rightful king. It is a blood feud between
> two sides of the same family; The House of York and The House of
> Lancaster. The House of York's young heir Edward IV is crowned
> King of England with the help of his mentor and advisor, the
> master manipulator Lord Warwick, known at court as "The
> Kingmaker." 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 for
> the crown ensues between Elizabeth, her fiercest adversary,
> Lancastrian Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville, a pawn in her
> father's power game.
that one of the things the United States would get for winning the
Revolutionary War was that they didn't have to give a shit about any
of that crap anymore.
-- wds
Hunter
May 25, 2013, 3:10:16 AM5/25/13
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On 24 May 2013 00:33:55 -0400, wds...@panix.com (William December
---
Then if that was so shows like "The Tudors", "The Borgias" or even
fantasy shows like "The Game of Thrones" wouldn't have been
successful.
Not to mention or unending facination with the real life British Royal
Family of today, or the cliche of the Kennedys being the closest thing
to Royalty America has.
We don't want to be ruled by a royal family, but we as a nation are
still facinated by the idea.
------>Hunter
"No man in the wrong can stand up against
a fellow that's in the right and keeps on acomin'."
-----William J. McDonald
Captain, Texas Rangers from 1891 to 1907
Then if that was so shows like "The Tudors", "The Borgias" or even
fantasy shows like "The Game of Thrones" wouldn't have been
successful.
Not to mention or unending facination with the real life British Royal
Family of today, or the cliche of the Kennedys being the closest thing
to Royalty America has.
We don't want to be ruled by a royal family, but we as a nation are
still facinated by the idea.
------>Hunter
"No man in the wrong can stand up against
a fellow that's in the right and keeps on acomin'."
-----William J. McDonald
Captain, Texas Rangers from 1891 to 1907
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