The White Queen

[ShadeofViolet]

Anyone else ridiculously excited?

I know Philippa Gregory's books tend to be a bit Barbara Cartland in places, and I hope the BBC havent increased it, but I still cannot wait to watch it.

[Arisbottle]

I am excited.

[TheOrchardKeeper]

Me too!

[ajandjjmum]

It'll be good to have something to watch on a Sunday night!

[Tiredemma]

Im so excited about this!!

[Movingtimes]

Looking forward to it as well.

[Essexgirlupnorth]

I am looking forward to it but sure the chararctees will be nothing like they are in my head

[chicaguapa]

I have been trying to find a family tree to refer to as I'll struggle to keep up otherwise. Can anyone find a good one which includes the characters from this?

[CMP69]

Sooooo excited, loved all the books, but will have to Sky+ it as DH would rather eat his Owen eyeballs than watch "white like that"
Probably why my box is full of the beebs Tudor stuff that was on a couple of weeks ago

[CMP69]

Own obvs!

[MummyMastodon]

I love the version of 'wicked game' they play over the trailer.

[ShipwreckedAndComatose]

Signing in! It's looking promising...

[SESthebrave]

Signing in here too although I'll also be watching on iplayer as DH has vetoed it. Does anyone know how soon it's available?

[saintmerryweather]

cor the kings very forward isnt he?

[Horsemad]

Lovin' it!!

[Awizardsstaffhasaknobontheend]

Hoping it is as good as the book!

[Awizardsstaffhasaknobontheend]

Can recommend the Red Queen as well as the partner book. Follows the life of Margaret Beaufort who was the mother of Henry Tudor who married Elizabeth of York (daughter of this Elizabeth Woodville).

[DrMcDreamysWife]

The king is gorgeous! I'm loving it. Trashy history, fabulous!

[KvassInTheNight]

i know nothing of this but have just started watching it, can anyone give me a quick precis of what the story is?

[TheOrchardKeeper]

Yummy! Just the sort of escapism i needed

[ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged]

Ive just turned it off. I loved The Other Boleyn Girl and keep reading Phillipa Gregory on the hope she'll return to that form but now I just find it all rather predictable.

[ravenAK]

I'm unreasonably irritated by all the intrusive wedging in of the back story at every opportunity, tbh - but better than I thought it'd be.

Might give the book a go; I gave up on Phillippa Gregory years ago because she'd fallen in love with the word 'gleamed' - characters were constantly 'gleaming up at' each other! She might be over that now though

[Horsemad]

Agree DrMcD!

[Sallystyle]

Nice sex scenes!!!

[RustyBear]

How on earth did he do that dress up in that time? About 20 buttons from the glimpse we got, and he did them up in the time it takes to do up a zip...

[Awizardsstaffhasaknobontheend]

Ok slight warning if you don't want to know anything of the story...


Elizabeth Woodville, widow of a Lancastrian lord, secretly marries Edward IV. Legend has it that she really did deliberately wait by the roadside and that it was a genuine love match and she is meant to have been a real looker. She is the mother of the future Princes in the tower, Henry VII's wife Elizabeth of York and therefore the grandmother of Henry VIII and every future English monarch.
Lots of intrigue and double dealing to come.