<P> The final episode of The White Queen was aired on 18 August 2013 and the series was released on DVD and Blu - ray Disc the following day . Two days later, it was confirmed that The White Queen would not be returning for a second series . In a statement to Broadcast, the BBC stated that the show was always planned as a one - season series . In October 2013, The Telegraph reported that Starz planned to develop a sequel miniseries called The White Princess, based on Gregory's 2013 novel of the same name . Gregory confirmed that the project was underway in August 2015 . On 7 February 2016, Gregory announced on Facebook that the sequel was officially confirmed to be in production, with the scripts being written . The White Queen was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards and a People's Choice Award . </P> <Ul> <Li> Rebecca Ferguson as Elizabeth Woodville, the "White Queen" and consort to Edward IV </Li> <Li> Max Irons as Edward IV of England </Li> <Li> Faye Marsay as Lady Anne Neville, "the Kingmaker's Daughter" and queen consort to Richard III </Li> <Li> Aneurin Barnard as Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard III; brother of Edward IV </Li> <Li> James Frain as Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, "the Kingmaker", a great - grandson of John, Duke of Lancaster </Li> <Li> Janet McTeer as Jacquetta, Lady Rivers, Elizabeth Woodville's mother </Li> <Li> David Oakes as George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV </Li> <Li> Eleanor Tomlinson as Lady Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence, wife of George, Duke of Clarence and elder sister of Lady Anne Neville </Li> <Li> Juliet Aubrey as Lady Anne Beauchamp, Countess of Warwick, wife of Warwick and mother to Lady Isabel and Lady Anne; herself a great - granddaughter of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York </Li> <Li> Caroline Goodall as Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, a granddaughter of John, Duke of Lancaster </Li> <Li> Sonny Ashbourne Serkis as the Prince of Wales (later King Edward V), eldest son and heir to Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville; later one of the Princes in the Tower </Li> <Li> Freya Mavor as Elizabeth of York, eldest daughter and child to Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville </Li> <Li> Elinor Crawley as Cecily of York, daughter to Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville </Li> </Ul> <Li> Rebecca Ferguson as Elizabeth Woodville, the "White Queen" and consort to Edward IV </Li> <Li> Max Irons as Edward IV of England </Li>

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