What a waste of my time!!!

Just so...so bad

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

The history of the white queen, and the connected Wars of the Roses, is a fundamental period in the history of England. I loved the series and its quality, especially the character of Elizabeth Woodville. It's a sort of fable, since she was just a girl not coming from a strong dinasty. The series is well built on the book written by Philippa Gregory, one of the best historical authors in the world. I was waiting for a sequel and I am happy to know a series about her daughter Elizabeth has been realized!

Being a fan of English history (particularly Tudor history) I am very glad for this glimpse into the generation that laid the groundwork for that most infamous dynasty! As I'm not a bonafide historian I viewed this series without the hindrance of "aw jeez! That didn't happen like that! Come on, Philippa Gregory!" -style outrage or annoyance. (I did cringe over The Other Boleyn Girl.) For me The White Queen was a thrilling story which introduced me to many key historic figures. A wonderful series which has done the most a series can do, IMHO - it fed the flame of interest sending me back again and again to Wikipedia and on to explore further resources! Bravo!

The White Queen like so many, many drama's with an historical bent is good entertainment but little else. As someone with a background in history I often smile at this kind of drama which, in my opinion, has more in common with Cinderella than historical fact. The bones of history are present but the overlay is pure 21st century. The nobles and the locals are all well scrubbed, healthy types, who live in spick and span, charming rustic dwellings and walk down more or less immaculate streets. The reality was not so romantic. Disease was rife not helped by human waste and garbage dumped in streets, rats were endemic and houses were unsafe, dirty places with layers of rotten straw on floors and dodgy fireplaces that often burnt the dwellings down. Not surprisingly the people of this world riven with diseases and nutritional issues that extended to the largely carnivorous, nobility.Suffice to say it was a stinky, less than glamorous world. Casting these considerations aside, The White Queen, whilst occasionally high brow and a bit corny, is mostly quite watchable. It does in its own chocolate box way follow the historical script and its well acted with a good cast. An enjoyable romp. Seven out of ten from me.

As someone who loves shows like The Tudors, The Borgias and DaVincis Demons, it's a safe bet to assume I'm a fan of period pieces and I am, The White Queen didn't disappoint. While yes, it's not a perfect historical representation(none of these shows are) it hits the main points and even uses a few theories about unknown events. After watching the pilot, which is easily the weakest episode, I was hooked and ended up binge watching the whole series in one day.... I know, need a life right? I was very disappointed when I heard there wasn't a second season, but ultimately the main story was over so a second season would have been more about after their reign. Finding out about a miniseries sequel called The White Princess perked me right back up though, already in production(started in June '16). Don't want to reveal any spoilers, so I'll just leave it at this, if you are a fan of similar shows as I am, you should love this one, don't pass it up and don't shy away because it's only 1 season, it's wrapped up perfectly.