The white queen is a riveting portrayal of one of the most dramatic and turbulent times in english history. A story of love and lust, seduction and deception, betrayal and murder, it is uniquely told through the perspective of three different, yet equally relentless women elizabeth woodville, margaret beaufort and anne neville. In their quest for power, they will scheme, manipulate and seduce their way onto the english throne. The year is 1464 and war has been ravaging throughout england over who is the rightful king. It is a bitter dispute between two sides of the same family, the house of york and the house of lancaster, and these three, equally relentless women are each desperately vying for the crown. Review 'the white queen stepped confidently into the sunday evening drama slot, ready to take a downton like grip on our imaginations.' the huffington post'set to be the biggest show of the summer.' the sun'the next game of thrones!' entertainment weekly running time 590 minutes region region 2 release date 19 aug. 2013