Plot. Richard III has been killed in the Battle of Bosworth, and his devastated niece and lover Elizabeth of York must marry Richard's conqueror Henry Tudor, the new king of England, to finally end the longrunning Wars of the Roses between the houses of Lancaster and York.

Based on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name, the story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII.

It's important to note that the book that inspired the Starz show The White Princess was historical fiction, meaning that, while there are moments of historical truth, the book was also not a biography of Elizabeth of York and is really for fans of shows that play with historical fiction.

“But most of the characters from The White Queen died anyway, so the only sensible solution was that we would treat this completely fresh and we would recast all of it so everybody was age appropriate.” Plus, she notes, “Some of the roles that are smaller in The White Queen are much bigger now.”

Discover the real story of the 'White Queen'. Born into a family of Lancastrians, the exceptionally beautiful Elizabeth captured the heart of the young Yorkist king, Edward IV, and found herself caught in the complex web of rivalries, loves and conspiracies that lay at the heart of the Wars of the Roses.

The series grounds itself in the journey of its titular heroine with a sharp understanding of a new queen's difficult, often precarious position. Some of the situations and characters have been tweaked for dramatic purposes. But the actual events of this story still have enough in play to make this a riveting watch.

Based on the next book in the same series by Philippa Gregory, Princess begins in August 1485, two days after Richard III's death. In Gregory's version of the story, as Queen viewers may remember, Princess Elizabeth (Jodie Comer) was in love with Richard and determined to marry him.

There survives good evidence that she loved him, and a moving account of how they comforted each other when their eldest son, Arthur, died in 1502. A Spanish envoy claimed in 1498 that Elizabeth “suffered under great oppression and led a miserable, cheerless life”.

As time passed, Henry clearly grew to love, trust and respect Elizabeth, and they seem to have become emotionally close. There survives good evidence that she loved him, and a moving account of how they comforted each other when their eldest son, Arthur, died in 1502.

Michelle Fairley - Margaret Beaufort Margaret is responsible for briefly imprisoning Lizzie's mother so that she is unable to scour the country for York supporters. Margaret's greatest crime is ordering the infamous murder of the Princes in the Tower.

In 1464, Elizabeth Woodville married Edward IV to become England's queen consort. She was known as the White Queen because, during the War of the Roses, the House of York was represented by the symbol of a white rose, while the House of Lancaster was represented by a red rose.