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* FridgeHorror: in Episode 2, Elizabeth's kid sister Catherine is married to a very sulky Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham. Because both parties are just small children, Henry's anger at his kid wife is quite funny and cute. It becomes a lot less so when you realise that historically, Henry Stafford had a life long resentment about the marriage, and as soon as Kind Edward died, immediately joined Richard's camp against the Woodvilles. He was even one of the suspects in the murder of the Princes in the Tower.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[TheTudors Thomas Cromwell]] is meddling business with King of England again - and loses his life again. And is that [[TheBorgias Juan Borgia]] being the troublesome middle child - who dies - again? Not to mention BBC Sherlock's Lestrade marrying Margaret Beaufort and [[Series/GameOfThrones Craster]] being Queen Elizabeth's dad. And [[DoctorWho Rory]] somehow ended up in the middle of everything and died - again.
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* FakeBrit: Rebecca Fergurson (Elizabeth Woodville) is Swedish.
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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Rebecca Ferguson mostly speaks with a neutral accent. Sometimes lapsing into a very noticeable Scandinavian accent.
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* DesignatedProtagonistSyndrome: to some viewers, the supporting cast is much more interesting than the female protagonists Elizabeth Woodville. Warwick, Lady Jacquetta, and Richard III are the ones who stole the show.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Elizabeth Woodville. She is supposed to be a strong heroine who only schemed to protect her family. However, throughout the series she seems to be very short-sighted and listens to the wrong people. The most typical instance is when she continued to hold vendetta against George of Clarence while both her mother Jacquetta and her brother Anthony Woodville advised her to make peace with George. George's eventual execution later proved to be her undoing - Richard of Gloucester was so shaken and disturbed by this event which partially led to his usurpation of the throne from his nephews.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Elizabeth Woodville. She is supposed to be a strong heroine who only schemed to protect her family. However, throughout the series she seems to be very short-sighted and listens to the wrong people. The most typical instance is when she continued continues to hold a vendetta against George of Clarence while both her mother Jacquetta and her brother Anthony Woodville advised her to make peace with George. George's eventual execution later proved proves to be her undoing - Richard of Gloucester was is so shaken and disturbed by this event which that it partially led leads to his usurpation of the throne from his nephews.
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* MisaimedFandom: the novels and the TV series are supposed to show strong side of women in WarOfTheRoses and that they are brave heroines. And yet, viewers ended up criticizing the presentation of the three female protagonists. Elizabeth Woodville doesn't have much CharacterDevelopment; Anne Neville became a cruel LadyMacBeth; and Margaret Beaufort is...fanatic and insane at least.
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* MisaimedFandom: the novels and the TV series are supposed to show strong side of women in WarOfTheRoses and that they are brave heroines. And yet, viewers ended up criticizing the presentation of the three female protagonists. Elizabeth Woodville doesn't have much CharacterDevelopment; Anne Neville became a cruel LadyMacBeth; and Margaret Beaufort is...fanatic and insane at least.best.
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* HateDumb: A lot of people hated on the show because of it's title ("The White Queen"), considering it "racist". [[YouFailHistoryForever You fail history forever]] indeed.
** Also falls under ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch.
** Also falls under ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch.
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* DesignatedProtagonistSyndrome: to some viewers, the supporting cast is much more interesting than the female protagonists Elizabeth Woodville. Warwick, Lady Jacquetta, and Richard III are the ones who stole the show.
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** Also falls under ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch.
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* HateDumb: A lot of people hated on the show because of it's title ("The White Queen"), considering it "racist". [[YouFailHistoryForever You fail history forever]] indeed.
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* Rewatch Bonus: if you watch the series again after getting familiar with all the characters and their camps, then you'd see how the "seeing" and curses of Lady Jacquetta and Elizabeth Woodville played into the plot from Episode 1 to Episode 10. For instance, at the end of Episode 1, Elizabeth saw a woman in red with blood on her hand. In Episode 10, it is revealed that Margaret Beaufort, the Lancastrian Red Queen, is behind the death of Edward V.
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* Rewatch Bonus: RewatchBonus: if you watch the series again after getting familiar with all the characters and their camps, then you'd see how the "seeing" and curses of Lady Jacquetta and Elizabeth Woodville played into the plot from Episode 1 to Episode 10. For instance, at the end of Episode 1, Elizabeth saw a woman in red with blood on her hand. In Episode 10, it is revealed that Margaret Beaufort, the Lancastrian Red Queen, is behind the death of Edward V.
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* Rewatch Bonus: if you watch the series again after getting familiar with all the characters and their camps, then you'd see how the "seeing" and curses of Lady Jacquetta and Elizabeth Woodville played into the plot from Episode 1 to Episode 10. For instance, at the end of Episode 1, Elizabeth saw a woman in red with blood on her hand. In Episode 10, it is revealed that Margaret Beaufort, the Lancastrian Red Queen, is behind the death of Edward V.
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** Probably justified; Elizabeth shows up only a few times in the last three episodes, whereas Richard indisputably becomes the protagonist.
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* TheGenericGuy: Edward IV in the TV series. Throughout the show he is pretty much husband to Elizabeth Woodville, a womanizer, and "fertile as a bull". Nothing more.
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* TheGenericGuy: Edward IV in the TV series. Throughout the show he is pretty much husband to Elizabeth Woodville, a womanizer, and "fertile as a bull". Nothing more.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Anne Neville in Episode 8 and on
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Anne Neville starting in Episode 8 and on8
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Anne Neville in Episode 8 and on
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* WolverinePublicity: Richard of Gloucester. Actor Aneurin Barnard also got the top billing [BillingDisplacement] (at least according to IMDB)
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* WolverinePublicity: Richard of Gloucester. Actor Aneurin Barnard also got the top billing [BillingDisplacement] (at least according to IMDB)over Rebecca Fergurson.
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* WolverinePublicity: Richard of Gloucester. Actor Aneurin Barnard also got the top billing [BillingDisplacement] (at least according to IMDB)
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* CharacterDevelopment: Lady Anne Neville was an obedient daughter and somewhat of a load in early episode, but developed into a strong woman since Episode 5. Other characters like Richard, Isabel, and George apply as well. But not so much for Elizabeth Woodville and Edward IV.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Lady Anne Neville was an obedient daughter and somewhat of a load in early episode, but developed into a strong woman since Episode 5. Other characters like Richard, Isabel, and George apply as well. But not so much for Elizabeth Woodville and Edward IV. IV.
* CharacterFocus: Elizabeth Woodville. Justified since the TV series is called "The White Queen". However, it is the adaption based on three novels and three narratives.
* CharacterFocus: Elizabeth Woodville. Justified since the TV series is called "The White Queen". However, it is the adaption based on three novels and three narratives.
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* TragicVillain: Margaret Beaufort, who is the antagonist in the TV series.
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* Expy: the arc of Neville sisters is quite similar to the arc of Boleyn sisters in The Tudors series [[TheOtherBoleynGirl]]
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* KarmaHoudini: Margaret Beaufort and Henry Tudor had the Princes in the Tower killed. After Battle of Bosworth, they ruled England and killed off rest of the York princes, including Edward Earl of Warwick (Teddy). Both died peacefully in bed.
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* FlatCharacter: Edward IV in TV series
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* TearJerker: Richard's death at Bosworth, in the series. He's fighting for his life and gets rushed by seven or eight Tudor soldiers while Brackenbury is screaming for [[MythologyGag someone to get the King a horse.]] Then they both are eventually overwhelmed.
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* TearJerker: Richard's death at Bosworth, in the series. He's fighting for his life and gets rushed by seven or eight Tudor soldiers while Brackenbury is screaming for [[MythologyGag someone to get the King a horse.]] Then they both are eventually overwhelmed.overwhelmed.
* TheGenericGuy: Edward IV in the TV series. Throughout the show he is pretty much husband to Elizabeth Woodville, a womanizer, and "fertile as a bull". Nothing more.
* TheGenericGuy: Edward IV in the TV series. Throughout the show he is pretty much husband to Elizabeth Woodville, a womanizer, and "fertile as a bull". Nothing more.
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* Expy: the arc of Neville sisters is quite similar to the arc of Boleyn sisters in TheTudors series [[TheOtherBoleynGirl]]
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* MisaimedFandom: the novels and the TV series are supposed to show the women's influence in WarOfRoses and that women in WarOfRoses are brave heroines. And yet, viewers ended up criticizing the presentation of the three female protagonists. Elizabeth Woodville doesn't have much CharacterDevelopment; Anne Neville became a cruel LadyMacBeth; and Margaret Beaufort is...fanatic and insane at least.
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* MisaimedFandom: the novels and the TV series are supposed to show the women's influence strong side of women in WarOfRoses WarOfTheRoses and that women in WarOfRoses they are brave heroines. And yet, viewers ended up criticizing the presentation of the three female protagonists. Elizabeth Woodville doesn't have much CharacterDevelopment; Anne Neville became a cruel LadyMacBeth; and Margaret Beaufort is...fanatic and insane at least.
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** On the other hand, he was enormously cold to his wife at times, indulged in an affair (possibly while she was alive, definitely shortly following her death) with his teenage niece, and deposed his two nephews. Even if he honestly believed they didnt have a right to the throne, he did take everything from from them and ignored his brother's wishes; and he definitely ordered the executions and coldly watched the deaths of two innocent men (Elizabeth Woodville's brother and son). He also humiliated a dying Anne for the sake of political gain. And even before he became king, he acted really shady sometimes.
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** On the other hand, he was enormously cold to his wife at times, indulged in an affair (possibly while she was alive, definitely shortly following her death) with his teenage niece, and deposed his two nephews. Even if he honestly believed they didnt didn't have a right to the throne, he did take everything from from them and ignored his brother's wishes; and he definitely ordered the executions and coldly watched the deaths of two innocent men (Elizabeth Woodville's brother and son). He also humiliated a dying Anne for the sake of political gain. And even before he became king, he acted really shady sometimes.
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** It should be noted, however, that as nobody knows what Richard and Elizabeth of York did in their private time, it's highly unlikely he bedded his niece, but not impossible. And furthermore, his possible alliance with Portugal would have been complicated by the fact that this particular princess was both quite old to get married at the time and provide the necessary heir--and also wanted to be a nun. He probably would have had to marry someone else (if not Elizabeth) anyway. At any rate, the show is incredibly inaccurate, but no moreso than, say, TheTudors, which was perhaps better-written at times.
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** It should be noted, however, that as nobody knows what Richard and Elizabeth of York did in their private time, it's highly unlikely he bedded his niece, but not impossible. And furthermore, his possible alliance with Portugal would have been complicated by the fact that this particular princess was both quite old to get married at the time and provide the necessary heir--and also wanted to be a nun. He probably would have had to marry someone else (if not Elizabeth) anyway. At any rate, the show is incredibly inaccurate, but no moreso more so than, say, TheTudors, which was perhaps better-written at times.times.
* WarShip: Applies to many couples. Justified for the time period, for marriages are made to form alliances with former enemies.
* WarShip: Applies to many couples. Justified for the time period, for marriages are made to form alliances with former enemies.
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* MisaimedFandom: the novels and the TV series are supposed to show the women's influence in WarOfRoses and that women in WarOfRoses are brave heroines. And yet, viewers ended up criticizing the presentation of the three female protagonists. Elizabeth Woodville doesn't have much CharacterDevelopment; Anne Neville became a cruel LadyMacBeth; and Margaret Beaufort is...fanatic and insane at least.
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* CreatorsPet: Elizabeth Woodville. Philippa Gregory likes her, but fans and viewers have other opinions...
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* CreatorsPet: Elizabeth Woodville. Philippa Gregory likes her, obviously tend to show that she's a brave heroine, but fans and viewers have other opinions...
