We are halfway through The White Queen (2013)! This episode is set in 1470 to 1471-ish, centering on the brief reinstatement of Henry VI to the throne while Edward IV is in exile and trying to plot his return. There’s a lot of re-wearing of costumes on the main characters, so unless something new pops up, I’m not going to spend time rehashing my thoughts on the stuff I’ve covered in Episode 1, 2, or 3.
One last thing I realized while watching this episode is that almost all the men wear the exact same pants. And now that I’ve noticed it, I can’t unsee it!
Have you been keeping up with the Yorks and Lancasters? Share your thoughts in the comments!
I’m surprised you could see so many of the outfits, considering how dim that lighting is.
Having watched the series a few times now, I’m convinced the picture brightness got turned progressively lower for each successive episode.
Someone realised how bad the costumes were and turned down the lights?
Lighting knock it off!
I always felt that this series did Marguerite d’Anjou dirty. She was one of the few queens to actually lead troops in battle in the name of her son’s birthright. Plus she’s French, and surely must have been more fabulous than this.
I’m thinking PFG definitely did Margaret of Anjou dirty!
Totally, they way underserved her in this show. She was a total badass.
Margaret didn’t physically lead troops into battle. She planned battles with her staff, reviewed her troops to inspire them but she stayed well back from the actual battlefield awaiting news in a nearby manor.