I recently watched "The White Queen" on Amazon. I know it's a fictionalized account, but the story was really quite interesting.
Of course, that generated some research on how things really played out. The most interesting thing I uncovered? That Henry's marriage to Elizabeth of York, which was purely political, ended up being something of a love match.
Also, Margaret Beaufort was every bit as driven and dedicated to Henry's cause as was depicted in the series.
I’m reading a biography of Henry VII right now. The author agrees that Henry and Elizabeth ended up with a genuinely affectionate relationship - largely because she was a really, really nice person ;-).
He went downhill after she died.
I watched “The White Queen” as well and enjoyed it. PBS will be showing “Wolf Hall” starting April 5th. It’s the fictionalized biography of Thomas Cromwell during the reign of Henry VIII. It’s based on the first two novels of a trilogy by Hilary Mantel. Damien Lewis (Band of Brothers and Homeland tv series) stars as Henry VIII. I have been interested in British history for quite some time. I was fortunate enough to have visited the UK and Ireland. I also read a lot of British medieval mystery series.
First married when she was three years old. Second marriage when she was twelve. A pregnant widow at thirteen. I'll bet she was tough.
I don’t think he had the 2 princes killed. He gained nothing from it. But Henry Tudor did gain big time from it. I believe that Margaret Beaufort arranged their murder.
The White Queen on Amazon was a very well done series that I thoroughly enjoyed.
It linked the death of Henry VI to Edward II, Elizabeth Woodville marriage to Edward II, the death of Edwards brother George’s drowning in Malmsey wine, the Kingmakers Daughter and Richard’s usurping the throne from the young princes, Stanley’s army......etc.
There is a lot of history in the series. I only wish it would go beyond Henry VII becoming King on the battlefield. He was a truly amazing charector that deserves more exposure.