The White Queen

Filipe Manuel Neto

2022-08-30

⭐ 8

**A well-made miniseries about women and their political role at a troubled time in history.** I've seen a few period series, and almost all of them stand out for the same reasons and fall into the same traps. I remember, in particular, the famous and successful series _The Tudors_ and another, less well-known, _The Borgias_, but there are others. And after seeing these series, I feel that they are similar to each other, although they address different times, contexts, figures and geographies. Some even say, and I understand why, that this miniseries (one season, ten episodes) is a prequel …

CinemaSerf

2025-12-12

⭐ 7

With the deposition of Henry VI, England’s 15th century Wars of the Roses have seen the Yorkists triumph over the Plantagenets and the young Edward IV (Max Irons) claim the throne. With just one more battle required to clinch his victory, he is riding through the countryside with his king-making Earl of Warwick (James Frain) when he encounters the Lady Elizabeth Grey (Rebecca Ferguson) who implores him to return her late husband’s lands. He’s impressed by her courage and enraptured by her beauty, and so despite the protestations of the Earl, he embarks on a relationship that sees her crowned Q…