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Nine-disc set includes: The White Queen (2013)In this lusty series set in 1400s England and based on the novels of Philippa Gregory, would-be monarchs Elizabeth Woodville (Rebecca Ferguson), Margaret Beaufort (Amanda Hale), and Anne Neville (Faye Marsay) vie to be become queen of all they survey. Is it "ladylike" to pursue royal dominion through deception, seduction, and murder? No venal or mortal sin seems out of bounds as the Wars of the Roses commence! With James Frain, Janet McTeer, and Aneurin Barnard. 7 hrs. C/Rtg: TV-MA The White Princess (2017)The spotlight goes to the White Queen's daughter, Elizabeth of York (Jodie Comer), in Starz' lush follow-up miniseries from Philippa Gregory's historical fiction. To heal Britain after the War of the Roses, Lizzie agrees to marry Lancaster victor Henry VII (Jacob Collins-Levy), but the pernicious wrangling for ultimate power between them-and their families-is far from over. Rebecca Benson, Essie Davis, Michelle Fairley, Caroline Goodall, Joanne Whalley also star. 7 1/4 hrs. C/Rtg: TV-MA The Spanish Princess: The Complete Series (2019-2020)The third miniseries drawn from Philippa Gregory's historical fiction focuses on the teenage Catherine of Aragon (Charlotte Hope), arrived in England to meet Arthur, Prince of Wales (Angus Imrie) and fulfill their childhood betrothal. Her fitful assimilation to court worsens when she discovers that Arthur's romantic correspondence was actually penned by his cocksure younger brother Harry (Ruairi O'Connor). Then, part two of the miniseries on the life of Catherine of Aragon (Charlotte Hope) spans from her coronation alongside Henry VIII (Ruairi O'Connor) through the turbulence of the war with Scotland to her husband's ultimate frustration over the lack of a male heir and his fateful pursuit of lady-in-waiting Anne Boleyn (Alice Nokes). Co-stars Alexandra Moen, Elliot Cowan, Stephanie Levi-John, Aaron Cobham, Georgie Henley, Philip Cumbus, Andrew Buchan, Laura Carmichael. 7 1/4 hrs. C/Rtg: TV-MA Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Region Free