Series Review – The White Queen, The

FILM REVIEWNovember 2020 By ShirleySienna

Queens and Princesses

Like everyone else in lockdown in Melbourne for too many months to actually count and still no glorious moments at the cinema on the horizon, I have been tuning in to miniseries on paid and free-to-air television.

This month I would really like to recommend a trilogy of series created from a set of historical novels by Phillipa Gregory. The White Queen, The White Princess and The Spanish Princess in that order. I was thoroughly absorbed as I do like historical novels, films and mini-series, especially when they relate to the royal kingdoms and the interactions and intrigue, lies, romances, both above board and illicit. I long ago discovered that it is the Queen who truly runs the castle, often despised by many, whilst the king as a figure head, rallies in self and speedy gratification, indulgence and war. The Queen is usually very well equipped with secret potions and an entourage of espionage and secrets in order to keep not only the peace, but the financial, if not moral, equilibrium of the kingdom as best she can.

I have always felt that history repeats and our modern times are still very much as they were throughout history.

Will a time come where there is in fact translucency, equality and peace within political parties, states, countries, continents and corporations? That remains to be seen, but why don’t you venture into history and be reminded of the daily play around us. Some like the ‘Handmaids Tale’, which take us into the future, where they are taken to task, to live a utilitarian life as in the past. It seems no matter where you look in history, there are those who vie for control and those whom tirelessly bid for freedom, there is inequality between the sexes and warring between sectors.

Time for a change, to create a new his or her story now! Think about it, how would you write a script where it pans out wonderfully for everyone? Or would it?