Elizabeth

Last time around, we saw the death of dear brother George and the destruction of yet one more threat against the crown.  Margaret may still be plotting, but there are about five bodies between her little Henry and the throne, so it’s looking unlikely.  This week, Margaret gets a wee bit closer to achieving her ambitions while things pretty much fall apart for everyone else.

Last time on The White Queen, we saw Edward and his allies finally get everything settled down a bit.  He had a firm hold on the throne, the French factions were dead and/or captured and Warwick is gone for good.  Only crazy Margaret and little Henry have any hope of causing trouble, and not until he grows up a little more.  So will Elizabeth and Edward finally have peace?  Well, with five more episodes to go, it’s not bloody likely.

This week on The White Queen, things take quite a turn.  Warwick and his faction may be stuck in France, but he’s also working hard to gather an army so he can return to England and finish what he started.  Unfortunately, the only way to do that is to convince the wife of former King Henry, Margaret of Anjou, to help him.  So instead of George becoming king, it looks like they’ll be returning the very man they overthrew back to the throne.

So I heard a few good things about the UK series, The White Queen and decided that I would, since there’s little else on television right now worth watching, give it a review.  After viewing the first episode, I’m not sure how far I’m going to get with this one, but I will put in every effort to finish the 10 episode run.  While the premise is interesting - the ascension of England’s Edward IV during the late 15^th century - the result is shaping up to be more of an historically based soap opera.