The White Queen
(2013)
Schauspieler:
Amanda Hale, Max Irons, Faye Marsay, Juliet Aubrey, Ben Lamb, Eleanor Tomlinson, Tom McKay, Caroline Goodall, Janet McTeer, Eve Ponsonby, Michael Maloney, Rupert Graves, Frances Tomelty, Leo Bill, Robert Pugh, Veerle BaetensVor dem Hintergrund von Englands Rosenkriege ist „The White Queen“ eine Adaption der dreiteiligen Bestsellerromanreihe „The Cousins' War: The White Queen“, „The Cousins' War: The Red Queen“ und „The Cousins' War: The Kingmaker's Daughter“ von der Schriftstellerin Philippa Gregory. In einer Erzählung über Liebe und Tod, Verführung und Täuschung, Verrat und Mord werden die Geschichten von drei verschiedenen, doch gleichermaßen engagierten Frauen eingeflochten, die sich in einem fortlaufenden Konflikt um den Thron wiederfinden: Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort und Anne Neville.
Es wird das Jahr 1464 geschrieben. England führt schon seit neun Jahren einen Krieg über die Frage, wer der rechtmäßige König der Nation ist. Dabei handelt es sich um einen Krieg zwischen zwei Hälften derselben Familie: die rivalisierenden Adelshäuser York (The House of York) und Lancaster (The House of Lancaster), deren Familienwappen eine weiße (York) beziehungsweise eine rote Rose (Lancaster) sind.
The White Queen is a riveting portrayal of one of the most dramatic and turbulent times in English history. A story of love and lust, seduction and deception, betrayal and murder, it is uniquely told through the perspective of three different, yet equally relentless women - Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville. In their quest for power, they will scheme, manipulate and seduce their way onto the English throne. The year is 1464, before the Tudor dynasty ruled the country, and war has been ravaging throughout England over who is the rightful King. It is a bitter dispute between two sides of the same family, The House of York and The House of Lancaster. The House of York's young and handsome Edward IV is crowned King of England with the help of the master manipulator, Lord Warwick "The Kingmaker." But when Edward falls in love with a beautiful Lancastrian commoner, Elizabeth Woodville, Warwick's plan to control the throne comes crashing down. A violent, high-stakes struggle ensues between Elizabeth, her most fierce adversary, Lancastrian Margaret Beaufort, and Anne Neville, the pawn in her father's power game - each woman vying for the crown.
The White Queen is a riveting portrayal of one of the most dramatic and turbulent times in English history. A story of love and lust, seduction and deception, betrayal and murder, it is uniquely told through the perspective of three different, yet equally relentless women - Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville. In their quest for power, they will scheme, manipulate and seduce their way onto the English throne. The year is 1464, before the Tudor dynasty ruled the country, and war has been ravaging throughout England over who is the rightful King. It is a bitter dispute between two sides of the same family, The House of York and The House of Lancaster. The House of York's young and handsome Edward IV is crowned King of England with the help of the master manipulator, Lord Warwick "The Kingmaker." But when Edward falls in love with a beautiful Lancastrian commoner, Elizabeth Woodville, Warwick's plan to control the throne comes crashing down. A violent, high-stakes struggle ensues between Elizabeth, her most fierce adversary, Lancastrian Margaret Beaufort, and Anne Neville, the pawn in her father's power game - each woman vying for the crown.
