Starz will take viewers to an England before the events in Showtime's "The Tudors" with its 10-part limited series, "The White Queen," which debuts at 7 p.m. CT Aug. 10. Adapted from Philippa Gregory's best-selling "The Cousins' War" novels of which "The White Queen" is the first, the series opens in 1464 when two sides of the same family--The House of York and The House of Lancaster--were fighting to rule the country. Henry Tudor, who would become King Henry VI, is just a young lad at the time. This photo gallery offers a look at the major players in the conflict.
By Curt Wagner, RedEye's Show Patrol
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Anthony Rivers, Jacquetta, King Edward IV, Elizabeth Woodville, Richard, Anne Neville, Lord Warwick, Isabel Neville, George, Margaret Beaufort, Jasper Tudor — Starz, July 31, 2013
Elizabeth Woodville (Rebecca Ferguson, from left), Anne Neville (Faye Marsay), Margaret Beaufort (Amanda Hale) — Starz, July 31, 2013
George, Duke of Clarence (David Oakes, from left), King Edward IV (Max Irons) and Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Aneurin Barnard). — Starz, July 31, 2013
Queen Elizabeth (Rebecca Ferguson) and King Edward IV (Max Irons) — Ed Miller / Company Pictures, Dec. 3, 2012
A major power player, Lord Warwick (James Frain) is called the Kingmaker. — Starz, Dec. 8, 2012
Elizabeth Woodville (Rebecca Ferguson), King Edward IV (Max Irons) — Giles Keyte /Company Pictures, Feb. 15, 2013
Margaret Beaufort (Amanda Hale) believes her son, Henry Tudor, has been chosen by God to be England's king. — Starz, Dec. 8, 2012
Anne Neville (Faye Marsay) is the daughter of the Kingmaker, Lord Warwick, who supports whomever will favor his family. — Starz, July 31, 2013
George, Duke of Clarence (David Oakes), is King Edward's brother. His wife, Isabel Neville (Eleanor Tomlinson), is Lord Warwick's daughter. — Starz, Dec. 8, 2012
Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Aneurin Barnard), is King Edward's brother — Starz, Dec. 8, 2012
Jacquetta Woodville (Janet McTeer), mother of Elizabeth — Laurence Cendrowicz / Company Pictures, Sept. 7, 2012
Margaret d'Anjou (Veerle Baetens) is called the Bad Queen. She fled to France when her husband, King Henry, was defeated by King Edward. — Ed Miller / Company Pictures, Nov. 19, 2012
Jasper Tudor (Tom McKay) is a staunch supporter of Margaret Beaufort and Henry Tudor. — Starz, Dec. 8, 2012
Jacquetta Woodville (Janet McTeer) and her daughter, Elizabeth Woodville (Rebecca Ferguson) — Starz, July 31, 2013
King Edward IV (Max Irons), Elizabeth Woodville (Rebecca Ferguson) — Laurence Cendrowicz / Company Pictures, Sept. 12, 2012
Elizabeth Woodville (Rebecca Ferguson) becomes Queen of England. — Starz, July 31, 2013
Elizabeth Woodville (Rebecca Ferguson) with her family. — Ed Miller / Company Pictures, Sept. 20, 2012
Elizabeth Woodville (Rebecca Ferguson) — Ed Miller / Company Pictures, Sept. 20, 2012
Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Aneurin Barnard), is the brother of King Edward IV (Max Irons) — Starz, July 31, 2013
Isabel Neville (Eleanor Tomlinson), Anne Neville (Faye Marsay), Lord Warwick (James Frain) — Starz, Dec. 8, 2012
Elizabeth Woodville (Rebecca Ferguson), King Edward IV (Max Irons) and Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Aneurin Barnard) — Ed Miller / Company Pictures, Dec. 11, 2012
King Edward IV (Max Irons) — Laurence Cendrowicz / Company Pictures, Sept. 12, 2012
Elizabeth Woodville (Rebecca Ferguson) — Giles Keyte / Company Pictures, Feb. 12, 2013
King Edward IV (Max Irons), Elizabeth Woodville (Rebecca Ferguson) — Starz, July 31, 2013
