

Two days later, it was confirmed that The White Queen would not be returning for a second series. The final episode of The White Queen aired on 18 August 2013 and the drama was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc the following day.

Elizabeth Woodville is the protagonist in the novel The White Queen, and Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville are the focus of the novels The Red Queen and The Kingmaker's Daughter the three characters appear in the three novels that make up the television drama.

The story follows three women, Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville, who manipulate events behind the scenes of history to gain power. It starts in 1464 the nation has been at war for nine years fighting over who is the rightful king as two sides of the same family, the House of York and the House of Lancaster, contest the throne. The drama is set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses and presents the story of the women involved in the long conflict for the throne of England. It was first broadcast in the United States on Starz on 9 August 2013. The first episode premiered on BBC One on 16 June 2013 in the United Kingdom. It is based on Philippa Gregory's historical novel series The Cousins' War ( The White Queen, The Red Queen, and The Kingmaker's Daughter). The White Queen is a British historical drama television drama serial developed for BBC One.
