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On This Day In History . 18th January 1486 . King Henry VII married Elizabeth of York . . ◼ As the eldest daughter of Edward IV with no surviving brothers, Elizabeth of York actually had a strong claim to the throne in her own right, but she did not take the throne as queen regnant. Such a convention would not truly come to England for another 67 years with the accession of Elizabeth of York’s granddaughter, Mary I. . ◼ After procuring papal dispensation, Cardinal Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury, officiated at the wedding of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York on 18 January 1486, in Westminster Abbey. . ◼ The marriage unified the warring houses & gave his children a strong claim to the throne. . ◼ The unification of the houses of York & Lancaster by this marriage is symbolised by the heraldic emblem of the Tudor rose, a combination of the white rose of York & the red rose of Lancaster. . , , #OnThisDayinHistory #thisdayinhistory #TheYear1486 #HenryVIIofEngland #HenryVII #KingHenryVII #ElizabethOfYork #HouseofYork #HouseofTudor #TheTudors #History #WhiteRose #TudorRose #RedRoseofLancaster #HouseofLancaster #EnglishHistory #D18Jan #BritishMonarchy #Medieval #Medievalhistory #otd #Royalhistory #kingandqueen #KingofEngland #QueenofEngland #royalwedding #onthisday #WestminsterAbbey (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKLicieDzw0/?igshid=1klk36mdn4krk

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Meet The Cast Of The White Princess:  

Jodie Comer as Elizabeth of York, the Queen of England

Jacob Collins-Levy as Henry VII, King of England, her husband

Essie Davis as Dowager Queen Elizabeth, the Queen's mother

Joanne Whalley as Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy, the Queen's paternal aunt

Michelle Fairley as Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, the King's mother

Suki Waterhouse as Cecily of York, the Queen's sister

Rebecca Benson as Margaret Plantagenet, the Queen's cousin, sister of Edward

Rhys Connah as Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick, the Queen's cousin, brother of Margaret

Vincent Regan as Jasper Tudor, the King's uncle

Patrick Gibson as The Boy, claiming to be Prince Richard of York.  

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On This Day In History . 22 August 1485 . The Battle of Bosworth . . ◼ The Battle of Bosworth Field (or Battle of Bosworth) was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the Houses of Lancaster & York that raged across England in the latter half of the 15th century. . ◼ Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by the Lancastrians. Their leader Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, by his victory became the first English monarch of the Tudor dynasty. His opponent, Richard III, the last king of the House of York, was killed in the battle. Henry became King Henry VII. Historians consider Bosworth Field to mark the end of the Plantagenet dynasty… . ◼ Henry arrived unopposed on 7 August 1485 on the southwest coast of Wales. Marching inland, Henry gathered support as he made for London. Richard mustered his troops & intercepted Henry’s army south of Market Bosworth in Leicestershire. Thomas, Lord Stanley, & Sir William Stanley brought a force to the battlefield, but held back while they decided which side it would be more advantageous to support. . ◼ Richard divided his army, which outnumbered Henry’s, into three groups (or “battles”). One was assigned to the Duke of Norfolk & another to the Earl of Northumberland. Henry kept most of his force together & placed it under the command of the experienced Earl of Oxford. Richard’s vanguard, commanded by Norfolk, attacked but struggled against Oxford’s men, & some of Norfolk’s troops fled the field. Northumberland took no action when signalled to assist his king, so Richard gambled everything on a charge across the battlefield to kill Henry & end the fight. Seeing the king’s knights separated from his army, the Stanleys intervened; Sir William led his men to Henry’s aid, surrounding & killing Richard. After the battle, Henry was crowned king below an oak tree in nearby Stoke Golding, now a residential garden. . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #theyear1485 #d22Aug #BattleofBosworth #TheBattleofBosworth #Bosworth #WarofTheRoses #HenryVII #HenryVIIofEngland #KingHenryVII #KingRichardIII #RichardIII #RichardIIIofEngland #EnglishHistory #RoyalHistory #Plantagenets (at Bosworth Battlefield) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEM5q5UDrcx/?igshid=ngrne8j6hjq3

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On This Day In History . 2nd February 1503 . Katherine Tudor was born . . ◼ Katherine Tudor (2 February 1503 – 10 February 1503) was the seventh and last child of King Henry VII of England and Queen Elizabeth of York. She was born at the Tower of London and died shortly after her birth. . ◼ Her mother did not survive long after Katherine's death. Still grieving for her eldest son Arthur, who had died shortly before she became pregnant, Elizabeth succumbed to a post-pregnancy infection on 11 February 1503, her thirty-seventh birthday. . ◼ Katherine's older siblings were Arthur, Margaret, Henry (Henry VIII), Elizabeth, Mary, and Edmund Tudor . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1503 #KatherineTudor #HouseofTudor #TudorDynasty #History #HenryVII #KingHenryVII #HenryVIIofEngland #ElizabethofYork #EnglishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #D2Feb #toweroflondon #houseofyork #heritage #historic #Historyfacts #Royalbaby #london (at Tower of London) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtZTT9tFhsc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1abhfxblerndr

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The White Princess Season 1 Episode 1

In Bed With the Enemy (SPOILER ALERT) The White Princess is off to a wonderful start. Showrunner Emma Frost has built a world rich in detail. The production filmed at several historical sites, which really enhances the feel of the show.  Even with the sets, the attention to detail is high.

Jodie Comer's Lizzie is now facing marriage and becoming Queen, something that would empower her under normal circumstances. But she's still the girl who lived a good chunk of her life hiding in sanctuary at Westminster Abbey and has just lost her first love.  She's having to decide how she's going to handle things, and her reactions feel authentic. The way she dealt with Henry's assault highlighted both her strength and her fragility.

Lizzie's not the only one struggling. Henry's a complicated character, although we've only started to see that.  As much as Lizzie rails against her fated husband, there's little evidence that he's quite as bad she complains he is. If I were her, I'd be more concerned about his weird relationship with his mother and that little stunt backdating his reign than the fact that he killed my uncle/loved.  Jacob Collins-Levy and Emma Frost give us just enough of a sense of Henry to want more. He's such a contrast in decisive force and bewildered naivete. For all that he's a leader on the battlefield, he's alarmingly easy to lead at court.  His personal interactions with Lizzie remind me of a frustrating high school crush a total posturing asshole most of the time, but then, when you least expect it, surprisingly gentle.

As dynamic as Lizzie and Harry are to watch, I'm still stuck on the frenemy drama between Margaret Beaufort and Elizabeth Woodville.  It's a holdover from The White Queen, and one of the few things that wasn't adequately explained for newcomers. If you're new to the world of Philippa Gregory's Cousins War, there's no indication that Margaret was once a trusted counselor to Elizabeth.  In short, Margaret was present at the birth of Prince Richard, which did not go smoothly. She was credited for willing him to live and made his nurse. She used that position to later play Elizabeth and Richard against each other. She is also the person who actually arranged for the murder of the Princes in the Tower.

The transition from The White Queen's Elizabeth to The White Princess' Elizabeth is jarring only for a moment, and only if you've been marathoning a rewatch. The shock of sudden aging quickly passes, and I keep forgetting that Essie Davis and Rebecca Ferguson are different people. Elizabeth has rather suddenly matured into a less vengeful character or so it seemed until the last act. For fans of the prequel, Elizabeth suddenly having to take on the role her mother played for her keeps the character fresh. For newcomers, it highlights even more what she is willing to do for her children.  Although the series is focused on Lizzie and Henry and their burgeoning dynasty, the fate of Prince Richard is a major plot point, and really serves to complicate our relationship with Elizabeth.  For all that she disdains the York cousins for bowing to Henry, she is playing both sides of the game and putting her daughter in an untenable position.

I absolutely adored the scene where Elizabeth counseled Lizzie about her pregnancy and the moment she doubted her own magic. It's a bit of a meta moment the audience must ask themselves the same question that Elizabeth asks herself.  The way that Frost approaches Gregory's use of magic in the books is one of my favorite things about the show. The Rivers women certainly believe in their own magic, but should the audience?  The parallels between the magic of Elizabeth Woodville and the Catholic faith of Margaret Beaufort are sometimes subtle but important for a true comparison of the women. In a world where women do not easily hold power when their value lies in dowries and sons, these are ways to convince oneself to exercise influence.

As a new generation takes reign, I look forward to both the emergence of new power players and in how the mothers handle their increasing insignificance. Margaret and Elizabeth have both spent decades fighting to put their men on the throne, and that drive doesn't just disappear.  Lizzie's relationship with sister Cecily and cousin Maggie also holds great promise. I confess an inclination to sweet, quiet Maggie for now. The poor girl wants nothing more than to protect her little brother, which seems like a job and a half.

Cecily's jealousy and lack of loyalty to Lizzie have made her persona non grata in my book, but I'm going to try and stay open to her growth. It's just a little disconcerting to see how gentle and kind she and Lizzie both are with the little girls, and then to have her trying to seduce Henry to undermine her sister.  I am curious to see how Frost and her team resolve Cecily's marriage to Margaret's half-brother, John Welles. Welles was killed on The White Queen when he betrayed the Lancastrian forces he had joined at his sister's behest to warn Cecily's father, Edward IV.  I'm just dying to know what they have planned for her instead.  Things are only going to become more complex as Lizzie gives birth to Arthur, and a young man claiming to be her brother returns to England.

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Starz’s Latest Adaptation of Philippa Gregory's Cousins War Saga Is A True Gem.

The White Princess Season 1 Episode 1 picks up just a day after The White Queen ended, and the York women find themselves in a precarious position as they face life in a radically changed England.

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THE WHITE PRINCESS:  FIRST LOOK!! 

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THE WHITE PRINCESS:  The Royal Family Tree!