Vincent regan jasper tudor12/5/2023 ![]() Three years younger than her sister Lizzie, Cecily feels forever in her shadow and would like nothing more than to marry a king herself. But when Teddy’s life comes under threat, so will Maggie’s relationship with Lizzie. Maggie and her cousin Lizzie are close, and Maggie hopes that Lizzie’s new position as the Queen of England might protect him. ![]() ![]() Maggie and Teddy have already lost their parents (under King Edward IV) and all that they have left is each other. In fact, Maggie wishes to be “invisible,” along with her younger brother, Teddy, the Earl of Warwick, because Teddy’s position as a York heir places him in grave danger in this brutal Tudor world. Maggie doesn’t want the limelight associated with being a York. In contrast to the tall, elegant, beautiful, blond gaggle of York girls, their cousin Margaret Plantagenet (aka Maggie) is small, dark-haired and serious. MARGARET PLANTAGENET (AKA MAGGIE played by Rebecca Benson Jodie Comer (Elizabeth of York), Jacob Collins-Levy (King Henry VII) Matching wits and wills, Lizzie and Margaret maneuver to gain King Henry’s favor, which they know determines the future of England, their own fates, and the fates of the ones they love. Once married, King Henry finds himself increasingly caught between the two women in his life, his wife and his mother, who treat him as a battleground. He’s deeply mistrustful of women, but the only way to secure his reign is to marry Princess Elizabeth of York (Lizzie), thereby ending “The Wars of the Roses” and bringing peace back to England. KING HENRY VII played by Jacob Collins-Levyĭespite his mother Lady Margaret’s fervent faith, Henry Tudor never thought he’d become the King of England but after winning the Battle of Bosworth that’s exactly where he finds himself. Or perhaps they could destroy each other, and in doing so, plunge England straight back into bloody war. ![]() If they could only transcend their mutual mistrust and historical hatred, their marriage could bear fruit. In private, though, she resents and plots against him. Lizzie knows her duty and is publicly loyal to her husband, playing the part of wife, and eventually queen, faultlessly. Princess Elizabeth of York (aka Lizzie) is promised in marriage to the newly anointed King Henry VII, in hopes that it will unite the Houses of York and Tudor and bring an end to “The Wars of Roses.” Daughter of King Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth, “The White Queen,” Lizzie is beautiful, warm and kind – a princess to her very core. The White Princess is a tale of power,family, love and betrayal, Check out the official cast portraits and characterize descriptions belowĮLIZABETH OF YORK (AKA LIZZIE) played by Jodie Comer But the real battle for the throne is far from over. It follows a the tempestuous marriage between Elizabeth of York (Lizzie) and King Henry VII, which marks the conclusion of The War of the Roses. The series takes place in one of the most tumultuous times in British history and uniquely from the point of view of the women. Starz’s highly anticipated new series, The White Princess, is drawn from the novel of the same name by Philippa Gregory. Can One Marriage Unite a Kingdom on The White Princess?
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