The White Princess ( miniseries ) - wikipedia The White Princess ( miniseries ) The White Princess Genre Drama Historical fiction Based on The White Princess by Philippa Gregory Written by Emma Frost Sarah Dollard Loren McLaughlan Amy Roberts Alice Nutter Sarah Phelps Directed by Jamie Payne Alex Kalymnios Starring Jodie Comer Rebecca Benson Jacob Collins - Levy Kenneth Cranham Essie Davis Rossy de Palma Richard Dillane Anthony Flanagan Patrick Gibson Caroline Goodall Amy Manson Adrian Rawlins Vincent Regan Suki Waterhouse Joanne Whalley Andrew Whipp Michelle Fairley Composer ( s ) John Lunn Country of origin United States United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series No. of episodes 8 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Emma Frost Jamie Payne Colin Callender Scott Huff Michele Buck Producer ( s ) Lachlan MacKinnon Cinematography Chris Seager Editor ( s ) St. John O'Rorke Anne Sopel Jamie Trevill Production company ( s ) Company Pictures Playground Release Original network Starz Original release April 16 ( 2017 - 04 - 16 ) -- June 4, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 04 ) External links Website www.starz.com/series/thewhiteprincess/episodes The White Princess is a British - American historical fiction television series for Starz, based on Philippa Gregory 's 2013 novel of the same name. It is a sequel to The White Queen, a 2013 BBC - produced miniseries adapting three of Gregory 's previous novels. In the eight episode series, the marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York effectively ends the Wars of the Roses by uniting houses of Lancaster and York. However, their mutual enmity and distrust -- as well as the political plots of their mothers -- threaten to tear both the marriage and the kingdom apart. Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Main 1.2 Recurring 1.3 Guest 2 Episodes 3 Development 4 Casting 5 Production 6 Marketing 7 References 8 External links Cast Main Jodie Comer as Elizabeth `` Lizzie '' of York, the Queen of England Rebecca Benson as Margaret `` Maggie '' Plantagenet, the Queen 's paternal cousin, sister of Teddy Jacob Collins - Levy as Henry VII, the King of England, Elizabeth 's husband Kenneth Cranham as Bishop ( later Cardinal ) John Morton, a confidant of the King 's mother Essie Davis as Dowager Queen Elizabeth Woodville, the Queen 's mother Rossy de Palma as Isabella I of Castile, the Queen of Castile Richard Dillane as Thomas Stanley, Margaret Beaufort 's husband Anthony Flanagan as Francis Lovell, a Yorkist supporter Patrick Gibson as Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to the English crown and husband of Cathy Gordon Caroline Goodall as Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, the Queen 's paternal grandmother. Goodall is the only actor appearing in both The White Queen and The White Princess. Amy Manson as Catherine `` Cathy '' Gordon, wife of Perkin Warbeck Adrian Rawlins as John de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, husband of Eliza de la Pole Vincent Regan as Jasper Tudor, the King 's uncle Suki Waterhouse as Cecily of York, the Queen 's sister Joanne Whalley as Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy, the Queen 's paternal aunt Andrew Whipp as Sir Richard Pole, husband of Maggie Plantagenet Michelle Fairley as Margaret Beaufort, the King 's mother Recurring Nicholas Audsley as Lord Strange Rhys Connah ( child ) and Albert de Jongh ( teen ) as Edward `` Teddy '' Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick, the Queen 's cousin, brother of Maggie Heidi Ely as Princess Bridget, the Queen 's sister Oliver Hembrough as John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, the Duke of Suffolk 's son Rosie Knightley as Princess Anne, the Queen 's sister Ava Masters as Princess Catherine, the Queen 's sister Rollo Skinner as Ned, a stable boy Susie Trayling as Elizabeth `` Eliza '' de la Pole, Duchess of Suffolk, the Queen 's paternal aunt Guy Williams as William Stanley, Lord Thomas 's brother Iain Batchelor as Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Dorian Grover as Philip Zazie Hayhurst as Rettie Billy Barratt as Prince Arthur, the King 's first son Woody Norman as Prince Harry, the King 's second son Philip Arditti as Rodrigo de Puebla, the Spanish ambassador Guest Ned Elliott as Prince Richard, the Queen 's brother Luc Webb as Prince Edward, the Queen 's brother Derek Frood as the Mayor of York Kitty Smith as Ruth Emmanuelle Bouaziz as Mary of Burgundy Max True as Lambert Simnel Nia Roberts as Catherine `` Kate '' Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham Norman Arthur Eshley as the Abbot Marc Danbury as the Priest Juan Echenique as Ferdinand II of Aragon, the King of Aragon Nicholas Gecks as the Wimborne Priest Alex Sawyer as Kofi, Novice Monk Mark Edel - Hunt as Thomas Wolsey Alasdair McLaughlin as Noah Luff Episodes No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) `` In Bed With The Enemy '' Jamie Payne Emma Frost April 16, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 16 ) 0.633 Arriving triumphantly in London after defeating Richard III in the Battle of Bosworth, the new king Henry Tudor is compelled to wed Elizabeth of York -- whom he despises due to her purported affair with Richard -- to join the warring houses of Lancaster and York. Lizzie hates Henry as well, even more so when he insists on getting her pregnant before committing himself to marry her. Recognizing the influence over Henry that her new pregnancy gives her, Lizzie decides to play the part of dutiful wife as she and her mother, the former Queen consort Elizabeth, plot against the Tudors. `` Hearts and Minds '' Jamie Payne Emma Frost April 23, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 23 ) 0.712 Henry embarks on a tour of the kingdom to assert his sovereignty. Planning to accompany him to secretly rally York supporters, Lizzie 's mother Elizabeth is instead neutralized by Henry 's own mother Margaret and locked up in Westminster Palace. Henry survives an assassination attempt by Yorkist Francis Lovell but suspects Lizzie 's involvement ; she recognizes it as her mother 's handiwork, and denounces any intentions to actually kill Henry. In his absence, Lizzie wins favor with the common people by seizing funds from the Royal Treasury to aid those threatened by the sweating sickness. Though she is unable to convince Henry to free her young cousin Teddy Plantagenet from the Tower of London, Lizzie reinforces Henry 's growing attachment to her. `` Burgundy '' Jamie Payne Emma Frost April 30, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 30 ) 0.784 Lizzie gives birth to Prince Arthur, and finds common ground with Henry. Jasper Tudor visits Margaret of Burgundy seeking an alliance but peace negotiations are suddenly aborted by an incident at the Burgundy court. In the meantime, Lizzie 's mother Elizabeth is exiled to Bermondsey Abbey. `` The Pretender '' Alex Kalymnios Sarah Dollard & Emma Frost May 7, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 07 ) 0.845 As plans are made to safely marry the York princesses to Tudor loyalists, Margaret of Burgundy raises an army behind a peasant boy she has declared is Teddy Plantagenet. Lizzie convinces Henry to release the real Teddy from the Tower and make a public display that he is happily ensconced with the Tudors. Margaret, the King 's Mother, arranges a disturbance that sends Teddy back to the Tower as a threat to Henry 's rule. Henry defeats the pretender 's forces and shows mercy to the boy. Though Margaret declares the Dowager Queen Elizabeth complicit in the conspiracy, Henry declines executing his wife 's mother. 5 `` Traitors '' Alex Kalymnios Loren McLaughlan & Amy Roberts May 14, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 14 ) 0.951 Margaret of Burgundy is rallying European support around a boy she recognizes as the true heir to the English throne, Lizzie 's brother Richard Plantagenet, the Duke of York. Henry sends Margaret, now Lady Pole, to prove that the boy is an impostor. Henry and Lizzie name their own son Henry as the Duke of York, but Lizzie 's mother, the Dowager Queen, interrupts the ceremony with a pronouncement that her son, the rightful King of England, is alive in Burgundy. Though partially convinced of Richard 's authenticity, Margaret declares him an impostor when questioned by Henry. Jasper learns that Margaret, the King 's Mother, ordered the murders of the Princes in the Tower and is outraged ; to preserve her secret, Margaret smothers a sick Jasper to death while he is in bed. 6 `` English Blood on English Soil '' Alex Kalymnios Emma Frost & Alice Nutter May 21, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 21 ) 0.792 William Stanley is executed for his support to the pretender Perkin Warbeck, who -- through a marriage with the Scottish noblewoman Catherine Gordon -- is gaining the support of most European kingdoms except Spain. Lizzie and Henry travel to Spain to seek for an alliance, but Queen Isabella of Castile refuses to help the king until his traitors are dealt with. After the death of the Dowager Queen Elizabeth, Lizzie insipires Henry 's men to fight against the pretender, who ultimately finds sanctuary in a monastery. Warbeck is later retrieved by the King 's Mother, who drags him to London pending Henry 's reckoning. 7 `` Two Kings '' Jamie Payne Emma Frost May 28, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 28 ) 0.722 Though Warbeck, his wife, and their son are Henry 's prisoners, he refuses to denounce his claim to the throne. Margaret becomes an unlikely spy for her aunt, Margaret of Burgundy. Lizzie is convinced that Warbeck is her brother, but knows that his existence threatens her husband and sons. She starts a fire to allow him to escape, but he refuses. 8 `` Old Curses '' Jamie Payne Sarah Phelps June 4, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 04 ) 0.868 Lizzie finally admits to Henry that she and her mother cursed her brothers ' murderers ; if Henry kills Warbeck -- who she believes is Richard -- he will visit the curse on their sons. Lizzie offers up an imposter to be executed in Warbeck 's place, but Margaret of Burgundy is not fooled. Henry nearly strangles his mother as he realizes that she murdered the Princes in the Tower, cursing his bloodline. With the ruse discovered, Lizzie realizes that the only way to secure the alliance with Spain and assure her sons ' futures is to allow her brother and Teddy to be executed. The King 's Mother remarks to a furious Lizzie how alike they are. Development The 10 - part 2013 television series The White Queen adapted Gregory 's previous novels The White Queen ( 2009 ), The Red Queen ( 2010 ) and The Kingmaker 's Daughter ( 2012 ). The series was broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom and on Starz in the United States, and features Freya Mavor as a young Elizabeth of York. Despite initial plans for a second series, on 20 August 2013 the BBC announced they were not commissioning one, possibly due to the lukewarm reception the series received. However, in October 2013, The Telegraph reported that Starz was planning to develop a sequel miniseries called The White Princess, based on Gregory 's novel. Starz CEO Chris Albrecht announced in January 2014 that the network was working with White Queen screenwriter Emma Frost on the project. Starz would produce the White Princess miniseries without involvement from the BBC. Gregory confirmed that the project was underway in August 2015. On 7 February 2016, Gregory announced on Facebook that the sequel was officially confirmed to be in production, with the scripts being written. The series was confirmed to be eight episodes in May 2016. Casting Jodie Comer was cast in the title role of Elizabeth of York in April 2016, with Michelle Fairley added as Margaret Beaufort in May. In June 2016, Starz announced the casting of Essie Davis as Dowager Queen Elizabeth, Jacob Collins - Levy as Henry VII, Suki Waterhouse as Cecily of York, Rebecca Benson as Margaret Plantagenet, and Joanne Whalley as Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy. The remaining cast includes Caroline Goodall as Duchess Cecily, Kenneth Cranham as Bishop Morton, Vincent Regan as Jasper Tudor. and Rhys Connah as Teddy Plantagenet. Production Production on The White Princess began in June 2016, with locations including Bradford on Avon, Bristol, Berkeley Castle, Gloucester Cathedral, Lacock, Salisbury Cathedral, and Wells. Jamie Payne, who directed three episodes of The White Queen, directed episodes 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8. Frost is showrunner and executive producer. Lachlan MacKinnon is serving as producer, with Gregory as executive producer. Playground 's Colin Callender and Scott Huff are serving as executive producers with Company Pictures ' Michele Buck. In early January 2017, the producers released a video clip from the series as a teaser trailer. Marketing In February 2017, Starz announced that The White Princess would premiere on April 16, 2017. References Jump up ^ `` The White Princess : Episode Guide ''. Screener. Retrieved 1 May 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` The White Princess -- Crew ''. Starz. Retrieved 15 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` The White Princess -- Listings ''. The Futon Critic. Retrieved 15 March 2017. Jump up ^ Metcalf, Mitch ( 18 April 2017 ). `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 4.16. 2017 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 18 April 2017. Jump up ^ Metcalf, Mitch ( 25 April 2017 ). `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 4.23. 2017 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 25 April 2017. 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Retrieved 4 January 2016. in the Tithe Barn, near Frome Road, and St Laurence 's Church, in Church Street. ^ Jump up to : Lesnick, Silas ( 13 June 2016 ). `` White Princess Miniseries : Production Begins on Starz Show ''. ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 14 June 2016. Jump up ^ Hawkins, John ( 16 June 2016 ). `` Film friendly cathedral provides setting for another blockbuster ''. Gloucester Review. Gloucester Review. Retrieved 4 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Lacock goes back to 1485 for filming of The White Princess ''. The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Jump up ^ `` TV crew filming historical drama at cathedral ''. Salisbury Journal. Jump up ^ Magistrates Reporter ( 25 December 2016 ). `` Dunkirk, The White Princess, Broadchurch, Poldark : when will scenes shot in Somerset be on screen ? ''. Somerset Live. Local World. Retrieved 4 January 2017. See the video in our story here for a glimpse of the actors filming the highly anticipated drama. 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External links Official website The White Princess on IMDb Works by Philippa Gregory The Wideacre trilogy Wideacre ( 1987 ) The Favored Child ( 1989 ) Meridon ( 1990 ) The Tudor Court series Novels The Other Boleyn Girl ( 2001 ) The Queen 's Fool ( 2003 ) The Virgin 's Lover ( 2004 ) The Constant Princess ( 2005 ) The Boleyn Inheritance ( 2006 ) The Other Queen ( 2008 ) The Taming of the Queen ( 2015 ) Three Sisters, Three Queens ( 2016 ) Adaptations The Other Boleyn Girl ( 2003 film ) The Other Boleyn Girl ( 2008 film ) The Cousins ' War series Novels The White Queen ( 2009 ) The Red Queen ( 2010 ) The Lady of the Rivers ( 2011 ) The Kingmaker 's Daughter ( 2012 ) The White Princess ( 2013 ) The King 's Curse ( 2014 ) Adaptations The White Queen ( TV series ) ( 2013 ) The White Princess ( miniseries ) ( 2017 ) Other novels A Respectable Trade ( 1995 ) The Little House ( 1996 ) Non-fiction The Women of the Cousins ' War ( 2011 ) Starz original programming Former 2000s debuts The Bronx Bunny Show ( 2007 ) Crash ( 2008 -- 09 ) Head Case ( 2007 -- 09 ) Kung Faux ( 2005 ) Hollywood Residential ( 2005 -- 07 ) Party Down ( 2009 -- 10 ) 2010s debuts Black Sails ( 2014 -- 17 ) Blunt Talk ( 2015 -- 16 ) Boss ( 2011 -- 12 ) Camelot ( 2011 ) Close to the Enemy ( 2016 ) Da Vinci 's Demons ( 2013 -- 15 ) Flesh and Bone ( 2015 ) Gravity ( 2010 ) Magic City ( 2012 -- 13 ) The Pillars of the Earth ( 2010 ) Spartacus : Blood and Sand ( 2010 ) Spartacus : Gods of the Arena ( 2011 ) Spartacus : Vengeance ( 2012 ) Spartacus : War of the Damned ( 2013 ) Survivor 's Remorse ( 2014 -- 17 ) Torchwood : Miracle Day ( 2011 ) The White Princess ( 2017 ) The White Queen ( 2013 ) Current American Gods ( since 2017 ) Ash vs Evil Dead ( since 2015 ) The Girlfriend Experience ( since 2016 ) The Missing ( since 2014 ) Outlander ( since 2014 ) Power ( since 2014 ) Upcoming Counterpart ( 2018 ) Havana Quartet ( TBA ) Howards End ( 2018 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_White_Princess_(miniseries)&oldid=805517138 '' Categories : 2010s American television miniseries Costume drama television series English - language television programs Henry VII of England House of Tudor Serial drama television series Television programs based on British novels Television series about the history of England Television series set in the 15th century Television series set in the Middle Ages Works about women in war 2010s British drama television series Hidden categories : Pages using infobox television with editor parameter Official website not in Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Magyar Polski Русский 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 15 October 2017, at 22 : 27. 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Question: who plays the kings mother in the white princess
Answer: Michelle Fairley