History Literature / TheCousinsWarSeries

** It is very likely that Edward IV made the pragmatic decision to un-alive Henry VI, but the manner in which he died or whether any of the York brothers, including Richard, were even present is unknown. Tudor propaganda placed the blame on Richard, but the only contemporary source places Richard, who was only 18 at the time, elsewhere.

** Nobody knows what happened to The Princes in the Tower, but there's no evidence Elizabeth Woodville swapped her son for an unfortunate servant lad. Some historians have explored the idea that Perkin Warbeck was the genuine article, but it would more likely have been Richard who sent the boy to his sister in Burgundy rather than Elizabeth.

* YouKilledMyFather: Richard of Gloucester's instant reaction when he saw Henry V after he was captured by Warwick; also applies to Elizabeth Woodville, whose main reason to bring George down was because he had her father killed.

* LieBackAndThinkOfEngland: Played straight with Anne Neville on her wedding night with Edward of Lancaster.

* HeartIsWhereTheHomeIs: Anne follows her family to exile in France where she marries Edouard of Lancaster, who is technically an English Prince, but raised in France. After the Yorkist faction win their cause, Edouard of Lancaster is killed and Anne marries Richard, Duke of Gloucester. They later settle their home at Warwick Castle, Anne's childhood home.

The ''Cousins' War'' series is a highly successful series of HistoricalFiction novels by British author Creator/PhilippaGregory (famous mostly for her novels about the Tudors, especially ''Literature/TheOtherBoleynGirl'') set during the Wars of the Roses under the dynasty preceding the Tudors, the Plantagenets. Like most of Gregory's Tudor novels, each of them is centered around and told from the perspective of a prominent woman of the period.

** At the time of his death, Richard was in the process of negotiating foreign marriages for himself and Elizabeth of York. There's some evidence that Elizabeth may have had a crush on her uncle but Richard was not interested.

* TeenPregnancy: Margaret Beaufort, who gives birth to son Henry at the age of 13. TruthInTelevision.

* ''The White Queen'' (2009) - follows Elizabeth Woodville, wife of the York King UsefulNotes/EdwardIV and the first commoner to marry an English monarch.

* ''The Kingmaker's Daughter'' (2012) - follows sisters Anne and Isabel Neville, daughters of Kingmaker the Earl of Warwick and pawns in his bid for revenge against King Edward.

* TheLostLenore: Anne and Isabel to Richard and George.

* ''The White Queen'' (2009) - follows Elizabeth Woodville, wife of the York King Edward IV and the first commoner to marry an English monarch.

* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask:
** Isabel Neville looks at the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth whispering with the king and says that she wouldn't be like that. If she was queen she would be a queen of stone with dignity and no emotion.
** Margaret of Anjou. Because her husband Henry VI is too feeble-minded and sickly to rule, she assumes the responsibility. And after the Yorks take the throne, she is constantly plotting and campaigning to return it to the Lancasters and particularly for her son Edward.

* 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 ways to show it.

* DeterminedWidow: After the death of her first husband, Sir John Grey, Elizabeth Woodville is willing to directly confront the new king to get back her sons' inheritance, even though he's from her family's enemy house. And after her second husband Edward dies, she becomes determined to recover her family's power in England and put her daughter Elizabeth on the throne as the queen of Henry VII.

* PlayingGertrude: Elizabeth Woodville in later Episodes.

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: The contrast between Anne's first time having sex with Edward and her first time with Richard.

* HolierThanThou: Margaret Beaufort.

* MiddleChildSyndrome: George
* MsFanservice: Elizabeth Woodville, Jane Shore, and Anne Neville
* TheMistress: Jane Shore.

* RulingCouple: Anne and Richard.

* SexlessMarriage: Jacquetta's first marriage to the Duke of Bedford. He marries her because he believes he needs a young virgin (with Jacquetta's possibly-magical ancestry) to help him produce a philosopher's stone.

* SinisterMinister: Warwick

* IllGirl: Anne and Isabel.

* BastardBoyfriend: Richard has shades of this, especially towards the end

* NeverMyFault: Nearly everyone to an extent, but Margaret of Anjou and Margaret Beaufort both take this to [[UpToEleven extremes]].

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters

* IncestIsRelative: Justified for the time period with KissingCousins. But when Richard tends to manipulate the scenes to convince people that he'd marry his niece Elizabeth of York to gain advantage over Henry Tudor, it's more of VillainousIncest.
** In the Starz version of the TV adaptation's series finale, Richard goes so far as to actually have sex with Elizabeth, something that's alluded to in ''The White Princess'' and cut out of the British version of the show.

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

* InstantBirthJustAddWater: Elizabeth Woodville gives birth to Prince Edward while hiding in sanctuary with no access to even the rudimentary medical assistance of the time. The TV series, however, portrays the birth as short and trouble-free, and she stands up the whole time.

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* CinderellaCircumstances: Applies to Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville, and Elizabeth of York

* EtTuBrute: In such a DeadlyDecadentCourt, there's no one you can trust. Who hasn't been betrayed by a loved one?

* AllMenAreRapists: Henry Tudor, Edmund Tudor, Edward of Lancaster...Edward IV tried to force himself on Elizabeth Woodville in episode 1, until she pulled a dagger and threatened to kill herself.

* YourCheatingHeart: Edward IV and Elizabeth have a loving relationship, but he still has numerous affairs, most notably with Elizabeth Shore (renamed Jane Shore in the TV series).

The ''Cousins' War'' series is a highly successful series of HistoricalFiction novels by British author Creator/PhilippaGregory (famous mostly for her novels about the Tudors, especially ''Literature/TheOtherBoleynGirl'') set during the Wars of the Roses under the dynasty preceding the Tudors, the Plantagenets. Like most of Gregory's Tudor novels, each of them is centered around and told from the perspective of a prominent woman of the period. There are currently five books in the series with a sixth to be published.

* CaliforniaDoubling: The whole TV series was shot in Belgium.

* DawsonCasting: In early episodes, twelve years-old Anne Neville is played by 26 year-old actress Faye Marsay.

* 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.