The White Princess (2017 - )
Storyline: Philippa Gregory
Rating (IMDb): 7,8
Genre: Drama; Historical
Synopsis (IMDb): "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."
Review:
The White Princess takes place in the second half of the 15th century, marked by The Wars of Roses (1455-1487). These wars took place in England and were fought between two main families, The House of York - known for it's symbol, the white rose - and The House of Lancaster, associated with the red rose. However even after Henry VII, of the House Lancaster, was placed on the throne, and married Elizabeth of York, there were still many other conflicts afterwards, as you will be able to see on this second episode of The White Princess.
'Hearts and Minds', the title of the second episode of the series, begins with Elizabeth (Jodie Comer) acting like a blissful wife towards Henry (Jacob Collins-Levy), especially in front to the court. Elizabeth also seems to be trying to seduce Henry, to later bend him to her will, which exactly what I would do in her place.
Meanwhile, the Dowager Queen Elizabeth (Essie Davis) is exchanging letters with known York supporters in order to be able to overthrow Henry VII. However, in the York family there is someone who doesn't seem to mind where their family stands, and that someone is Elizabeth of York's younger sister, Princess Elizabeth Lady in Waiting (Katie Powles), who seems to be quite friendly to Henry's mother, Margaret Beaufort (Michelle Fairley). Throughout the episode there are a couple of scenes where Princess Elizabeth Lady in Waiting relays her older sister's actions to her, instead of being of any help to her sister. - I definitely don't like her, she seems like a spoiled brat who didn't get what she wanted.
Henry VII is touring around the country in order to establish order, and also show to people that he is the King of England and that he is not afraid to rise against those who threaten him. While he is away, Elizabeth's mother asks a York supporter to murder the king. Yet, before the attempt of murder took place she was locked away in a tower without Elizabeth's knowledge. And although Henry is indeed attacked while he is touring, his attackers are not successful in killing him,
Throughout the time Henry is touring, just before the attack, he discovers that the people of England are going through harsh times, the plague has stricken, and many people are dying, as they don't possess the means to care for themselves. Elizabeth also finds out about the plague, while she's being confined to her rooms, and decides to take measures. She manages to break into the kingdom's safe and donates money to the populace.
This action, although bold and disagreed by Henry's mother, Henry approves of his wife's decision and even thanks her for her actions, going against his mother's wishes, who wanted to severely punish Elizabeth.
On this episode you can see that Elizabeth hasn't outgrown her rage towards Henry, but she has come to terms with her situation, and decided to do something about it, but unlike her mother, she doesn't wish Henry to die, which I completely agree with, as he is entirely too handsome to be murdered, but she wishes to send him away. We'll see if her opinion remains, I can't wait to see the next episodes.
Until next time, thanks for reading.
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