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* TheIngenue: applied to Anne Neville and Elizabeth of York.



* TheLadysFavour: in Episode 1, Edward IV asked Elizabeth Woodville to wait for him by the oak tree before he departs for war.



* MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication: Men goes to battle, women wage war



* RavenHairIvorySkin: Richard, a stark contrast to his brothers.
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Doesn\'t have a pure and innocent heart of gold.


* HairOfGold: Elizabeth Woodville. Interestingly, all her enemies had dark hair.
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* HotConsort: Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville, and Elizabeth of York. Margaret of Anjou applies too

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* HotConsort: Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville, and Elizabeth of York. Margaret of Anjou applies too
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Has nothing to do with knowing of stories like their own.


* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Do you want to be Queen of England?
* BetaCouple: Anne and Richard in the TV series.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Do you The Kingmaker's daughters very much want to be Queen queen but the closer each of England?
* BetaCouple: Anne
them comes to the crown the more they realize what it costs to get to be queen, to be used as "their pieces on a board" and Richard in realizing that it will not make the TV series.sisters happy.



* GenreSavvy: Isabel is rather horrified at the possibility of being the next Queen of England, after witnessing the fate of Margaret of Anjou and Elizabeth Woodville.
** Jacquetta of Luxembourg - Elizabeth Woodville's mother - was friends with Margaret of Anjou (who would jump for the chance to execute Warwick) and uses her name to escape, scot free, from a trial by making Warwick and the others afraid that Margaret of Anjou would "spike [their] heads on the city walls" if anything happened to her.
*** In her defence, she is probably right.



* HotConsort: Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville, and Elizabeth of York. Margaret of Anjou is quite attractive as well.

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** From the moment King Edward lays eyes on
Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville, Woodville he is drawn to her and wants to have her even though her family is of low standing. At her coronation the Neville sisters say she is so beautiful.
** When King Richard sees Elizabeth's daughter,
Elizabeth of York. Margaret of Anjou is quite attractive as well.York, he says that she has grown beautiful. They fall in love but she marries the next king, Henry VII.


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* IAmXSonOfY: Henry Tutor is a contender for the throne and Anne Neville is the Kingmaker's daughter. Stating who they are save each of their lives and later Anne reminds her husband that the people love her because of who her father is.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Anne after the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower in Episode 9.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Anne after the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower in Episode 9. Elizabeth Woodville felt the same way after Isabel lost her baby on the ship - in a storm launched by Elizabeth and her mother Jacquetta with her magic.
* MyOwnPrivateIDo: Elizabeth Woodville and Edward IV married in a secret private wedding. Their marriage later became public and legitimate with a splendid coronation where Elizabeth was crowned Queen of England.
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* WartimeWedding: Anne married Lancaster in the midst of Warwick's fallout with Yorkist. The wedding was quiet and small without pomps.
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* ChastityDagger: Elizabeth Woodville pulled this in Episode 1 as Edward IV was forcing against her will before marrying her in Episode 1

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* ChastityDagger: Elizabeth Woodville pulled this in Episode 1 as Edward IV was forcing against her will before marrying her in Episode 1her
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* TheLadysFavour: in Episode 1, Edward IV asked Elizabeth Woodville to wait for him by the oak tree before he departs for war.

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* HeirClubForMen: Justified for the time period. No son means no line; the more sons the better. At times the LawOfInverseFertility seems to be operating: Henry IV, Richard III, George Duke of Clarence and Margaret Beaufort, all of whom desperately need to produce heirs, all only have one son; Edward IV only has two sons out of ten children.
*** Three, historically - they cut out Prince George.

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* HeirClubForMen: Justified for the time period. No son means no line; the more sons the better. At times the LawOfInverseFertility seems to be operating: Henry IV, Richard III, George Duke of Clarence and Margaret Beaufort, all of whom desperately need to produce heirs, all only have one son; Edward IV only has two sons out of ten children.
*** Three, historically - they cut out Prince George.
children (and one died in infancy).



* LadyAndTheKnight: applied to multiple couples as justified for the time period

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* LadyAndTheKnight: LadyAndKnight: applied to multiple couples as justified for the time period



* Revenge: another important theme of the plot. Yorks, Lancasters, and Nevilles - each family has its own plan of vengeance against one another.

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* Revenge: {{Revenge}}: another important theme of the plot. Yorks, Lancasters, and Nevilles - each family has its own plan of vengeance against one another.

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* CleanPrettyChildbirth: played straight in the scene where Elizabeth Woodville gave birth in sanctuary

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* CleanPrettyChildbirth: played straight in the scene where Elizabeth Woodville gave birth in sanctuary sanctuary
* CoitusEnsues: oh yes, love scenes and fanservice are the major selling point of the TV adaption. However, in the Starz version, there's a few sex scenes that are a bit redundant. A good example is Episode 8 where Henry Tudor was banging a woman. Yes, Henry Tudor has grown into a man now but there's other way to show it.
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* SecondLove: Many. Richard Woodville for Jacquetta, whose first marriage to the Duke of Bedford, who was at least thirty years her senior, was peaceful and happy, but never a truly loving match. King Edward IV for Elizabeth Woodville, whose first husband and father of her two eldest sons, very ironically, died fighting against ''him'' in battle. Richard was also this for Anne Neville, whose first husband Edward of Westminster was both horribly abusive towards her, and was then captured and executed after only about five months of marriage.
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* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Anne. TruthInTelevision.

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* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Anne. TruthInTelevision.TruthInTelevision, as she died from tuberculosis.

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* EvilMatriarch: Margaret of Anjou is this to Anne Neville

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* EvilMatriarch: Margaret of Anjou is this to Anne NevilleNeville; and later Margaret Beaufot is this to Elizabeth of York



**Henry Tudor and Margaret Beaufort as well in the novel "The White Princess". Henry Tudor was nothing but a MamasBoy and made Elizabeth of York a unloved baby machine. Lady Margaret Beaufort played EvilMatriarch to the 10.



* MyBelovedSmother: Margaret of Anjou; justified, as her son is everything to her: crown, power, and family. In ''The Kingmaker's Daughter'', from Anne's perspective, she even apparently wants to stay and watch as Edward and Anne consummate their marriage.

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* MyBelovedSmother: Margaret of Anjou; justified, as her son is everything to her: crown, power, and family. In ''The Kingmaker's Daughter'', from Anne's perspective, she even apparently wants to stay and watch as Edward and Anne consummate their marriage. Later in "The White Princess", Margaret Beaufort played it up to the 10.
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* ChastityDagger: Elizabeth Woodville pulled this in Episode 1 as Edward IV was forcing against her will before marrying her in Episode 1
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* AttemptedRape: Edward IV in Episode 1
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* DeathGlare: Elizabeth Woodville is very good with this.
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* LadyAneTheKnight: applied to multiple couples as justified for the time period

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* IceQueen: Elizabeth Woodville became one after Warwick had her father and brother killed.


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* TheIngenue: applied to Anne Neville and Elizabeth of York.


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* LadyAneTheKnight: applied to multiple couples as justified for the time period


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* MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication: Men goes to battle, women wage war
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* BabiesEverAfter: played straight with Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Richard Woodville; Elizabeth Woodville and Edward IV; Anne Neville and Richard, even though they only had one child.


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* ChildByRape: Henry Tudor and later his own children with Elizabeth of York


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* CleanPrettyChildbirth: played straight in the scene where Elizabeth Woodville gave birth in sanctuary


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* CreepyChild: the Princes of Towers looked like one


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* PregnantHostage: applied Elizabeth Woodville in Episode 5. Heavily pregnant, Elizabeth Woodville escaped from the Tower to the sanctuary while Warwick's invasion approached London. While hiding in the sanctuary, she gave birth to the future Edward V without a midwife or any medical assistance.
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* YoungFutureFamousPeople: in early episodes, we have Henry Tudor, Elizabeth of York, and Buckingham.
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* DawsonCasting: In early episodes, twelve years-old Anne Neville is played by 26 year-old actress Faye Marsay.


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* PlayingGertrude: Elizabeth Woodville in later Episodes.
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* TeensAreShort: applies to the Neville sisters. Isabel is six-years older than Anne, who was only 12 or 13 in Episode 1. In real life, actress Faye Marsay (Anne) is 5 or 6 years ''older'' than Eleanor Tomlinson (Isabel). The difference in heights helped - a lot.
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* MethodActing: Actor Aneurin Barnard had a picture of Richard III's skull next to his mirror in his dressing room. He wanted the Battle of Bosworth shot with his character Richard III killed in the exact same way the historical Richard III did.
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* PrinceCharming: Edward IV, or his first impression.


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* PuppetKing: Henry VI, the Sleeping King, was merely a figurehead. Also in the show it's indicated that Warwick was treating Edward IV as one - may be TruthInTelevision. The Neville girls and Duchess Cecily believed Edward IV is one with Elizabeth Woodville pulling his strings.


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* ReassignedToAntarctica: Henry Tudor's exile in Burgundy.


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* SilkHidingSteel: Margaret of Anjou, the militant queen.


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* SinisterMinister: Warwick


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* UnknownRival: Lady Margaret Beaufort is this to Elizabeth Woodville and Anne Neville. Although her son Henry Tudor was in exile for being a threat and rival to the York Kings, Lady Margaret Beaufort has earned trust and acceptance from both Elizabeth Woodville and Anne Neville. In her heart, Margaret Beaufort was fully convinced that her son is destined to be King and she actively plotted to make it happen. But, she cleverly hid her disgust towards Elizabeth Woodville, who later turned to her for alliance after Richard usurped the throne.
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* HairOfGold: Elizabeth Woodville. Interestingly, all her enemies had dark hair.
* HarmlessVillain: Henry VI, the Sleeping King. He does nothing due to his mental illness. His wife Margaret of Anjou is very different.


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* TheLibby: The Neville girls viewed Elizabeth Woodville as thus while Duchess Cecily and pretty much everyone else was this to Elizabeth Woodville, especially when she did not have a son. In Episode 10, Anne had shades of this to Elizabeth of York.


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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters


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* TheMentor: Jacquetta was this to Elizabeth Woodville (besides being her mother). Margaret of Anjou was this to Anne Neville while Anne was married to her son. Warwick was this to Richard when Richard was under his tutelage.


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* MissFanservice: Elizabeth Woodville, Jane Shore, and Anne Neville


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* Nepotism: Once Elizabeth Woodville became Queen, her siblings and relatives were given titles, estates, and successful marriages. Others were not happy to see that.


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* NiceGuy: Edward IV and Richard III both started out as one but later showed their other sides. Played straight with Anthony Woodville.
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* GuessWhoI'mMarrying: Edward IV married a penniless Lancastrian widow whose family fought under the banner of his enemy while Warwick was negotiating a French marriage for him. After Warwick and Edward IV fell out, George married Warwick's older daughter without Edward IV's permission. After Warwick's death, Richard of Gloucester married Anne Neville in secret, much to the annoyance of George, who wanted to keep all the Beauchamp estate for himself. Anne Neville's first marriage to Edward of Lancaster and Elizabeth of York's marriage to Henry Tudor is more like "guess who You are marrying".

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* GuessWhoI'mMarrying: GuessWhoImMarrying: Edward IV married a penniless Lancastrian widow whose family fought under the banner of his enemy while Warwick was negotiating a French marriage for him. After Warwick and Edward IV fell out, George married Warwick's older daughter without Edward IV's permission. After Warwick's death, Richard of Gloucester married Anne Neville in secret, much to the annoyance of George, who wanted to keep all the Beauchamp estate for himself. Anne Neville's first marriage to Edward of Lancaster and Elizabeth of York's marriage to Henry Tudor is more like "guess who You are marrying".
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* GuessWhoI'mMarrying: Edward IV married a penniless Lancastrian widow whose family fought under the banner of his enemy while Warwick was negotiating a French marriage for him. After Warwick and Edward IV fell out, George married Warwick's older daughter without Edward IV's permission. After Warwick's death, Richard of Gloucester married Anne Neville in secret, much to the annoyance of George, who wanted to keep all the Beauchamp estate for himself. Anne Neville's first marriage to Edward of Lancaster and Elizabeth of York's marriage to Henry Tudor is more like "guess who You are marrying".
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* FamousAncestor: the Woodvilles are descendants of Melusine, or so they believe. Played straight Lady Margaret Beaufort, who is a descendant of John of Gaunt and that makes her son's claim to the English throne valid.
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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: played straight and then averted. Elizabeth Woodville, the main protagonist, is a beauty and she is supposed to be a heroine who loves the King genuinely. Lady Margaret Beaufort, the antagonist, is much less attractive and very ambitious. However, as shown in later episodes, all characters gets a HistoricalBeautyUpdate and no one is exactly a saint in this DecadentCourt.

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