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	\| based_on = {{Based on~~\|{{unbulleted list~~\|''[[The White Queen (novel)\|The White Queen]]''\|''[[The Red Queen (Gregory novel)\|The Red Queen]]''\|''[[The Kingmaker's Daughter]]''}}\|[[Philippa Gregory]]}}		\| based_on = {{Based on\|''[[The White Queen (novel)\|The White Queen]]''\|''[[The Red Queen (Gregory novel)\|The Red Queen]]''\|''[[The Kingmaker's Daughter]]''}} by [[Philippa Gregory]]
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	\| genre = [[Drama]]<br />[[Historical fiction]]
	\| based_on = {{Based on\|{{unbulleted list\|''[[The White Queen (novel)\|The White Queen]]''\|''[[The Red Queen (Gregory novel)\|The Red Queen]]''\|''[[The Kingmaker's Daughter]]''}}\|[[Philippa Gregory]]}}		\| based_on = {{Based on\|{{unbulleted list\|''[[The White Queen (novel)\|The White Queen]]''\|''[[The Red Queen (Gregory novel)\|The Red Queen]]''\|''[[The Kingmaker's Daughter]]''}}\|[[Philippa Gregory]]}}
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	\| budget = £25 million		\| budget = £25 million
	\| runtime = 580 minutes
	\| company = [[Company Pictures]]<ref name=Filothea>[http://www.filothea.com/blog/bbc-films-the-white-queen-television-series-in-belgium-ghent/ Filothea: BBC: Films "The White Queen" television series in Belgium/Ghent] Linked 2013-06-17</ref><br />Czar Television<ref name=Filothea/>		\| company = [[Company Pictures]]<ref name=Filothea>[http://www.filothea.com/blog/bbc-films-the-white-queen-television-series-in-belgium-ghent/ Filothea: BBC: Films "The White Queen" television series in Belgium/Ghent] Linked 2013-06-17</ref><br />Czar Television<ref name=Filothea/>
	\| network = [[BBC One]]		\| network = [[BBC One]]

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	[[66th Primetime Emmy Awards]] (2014)		[[66th Primetime Emmy Awards]] (2014)
			* [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series\|Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series]]
	* Outstanding Miniseries

	[[66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]] (2014)		[[66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]] (2014)
	* Outstanding Music Composition for a ~~Miniseries~~, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score) – ~~For episode~~: " The Final Battle"		* [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)\|Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)]] – Episode: " The Final Battle"
	* Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special – ~~For~~ ~~episode~~: "The Price of Power"		* [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special\|Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special]] – Episode: "The Price of Power"
	* Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or Movie		* [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie\|Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or Movie]]

	[[40th People's Choice Awards]] (2014)		[[40th People's Choice Awards]] (2014)

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	''The White Queen'' was nominated three times at the [[71st Golden Globe Awards]], with acting nominations for Ferguson and McTeer and an overall nomination for the miniseries in the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film\|Best Miniseries or Television Film]] category.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/dec/12/golden-globes-2014-nominations-full-list "Golden Globes 2014: full list of nominations", ''The Guardian'', 12 December 2013]. Accessed 5 January 2014</ref>		''The White Queen'' was nominated three times at the [[71st Golden Globe Awards]], with acting nominations for Ferguson and McTeer and an overall nomination for the miniseries in the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film\|Best Miniseries or Television Film]] category.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/dec/12/golden-globes-2014-nominations-full-list "Golden Globes 2014: full list of nominations", ''The Guardian'', 12 December 2013]. Accessed 5 January 2014</ref>

	===Accolades===		==Accolades==
	''The White Queen'' was nominated for several awards including ~~three~~ Golden Globe Awards, ~~four~~ Primetime Emmy Awards and a People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Movie/Miniseries.		''The White Queen'' was nominated for several awards including 3 Golden Globe Awards, 4 Primetime Emmy Awards and a People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Movie/Miniseries.

	[[71st Golden Globe Awards]] (2014)		[[71st Golden Globe Awards]] (2014)

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	==Production==		==Production==
	The budget was £25 million and took 120 days to shoot, consisting of 250 sets including: dungeons, palaces, castles, 12 state banquets and at least two coronations.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Ben Stephenson \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/whitequeen/ \|title=Media Centre – ''The White Queen'' \|publisher=BBC \|date=2013-05-29 \|access-date=2013-06-23}}</ref>. Filming spanned September 2012-March 2013.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://togethermag.eu/bruges-gears-up-for-bbc-filming/\|title=Bruges gears up for BBC filming\|date=20 August 2012}}</ref>. Two versions were made, one for the BBC and a more sexually explicit version for the US.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Wurm \|first=Gerald \|title=The White Queen With Two Versions - BBC Costume Series With More Nudity in the US - Movie-Censorship.com \|url=https://www.movie-censorship.com/news.php?ID=5762 \|website=www.movie-censorship.com}}</ref>		The budget was £25 million and took 120 days to shoot, consisting of 250 sets including: dungeons, palaces, castles, 12 state banquets and at least two coronations.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Ben Stephenson \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/whitequeen/ \|title=Media Centre – ''The White Queen'' \|publisher=BBC \|date=2013-05-29 \|access-date=2013-06-23}}</ref>Filming spanned September 2012-March 2013.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://togethermag.eu/bruges-gears-up-for-bbc-filming/\|title=Bruges gears up for BBC filming\|date=20 August 2012}}</ref>Two versions were made, one for the BBC and a more sexually explicit version for the US.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Wurm \|first=Gerald \|title=The White Queen With Two Versions - BBC Costume Series With More Nudity in the US - Movie-Censorship.com \|url=https://www.movie-censorship.com/news.php?ID=5762 \|website=www.movie-censorship.com}}</ref>

	A companion two-part documentary series, ''The Real White Queen and Her Rivals'', presented by Philippa Gregory, was made to accompany the series. It was broadcast on [[BBC Two]] on 17 and 24 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|title=BBC Two\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037k6lt\|access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref>		A companion two-part documentary series, ''The Real White Queen and Her Rivals'', presented by Philippa Gregory, was made to accompany the series. It was broadcast on [[BBC Two]] on 17 and 24 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|title=BBC Two\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037k6lt\|access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref>

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	==Production==		==Production==
	The budget was £25 million and took 120 days to shoot, consisting of 250 sets including: dungeons, palaces, castles, 12 state banquets and at least two coronations.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Ben Stephenson \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/whitequeen/ \|title=Media Centre – ''The White Queen'' \|publisher=BBC \|date=2013-05-29 \|access-date=2013-06-23}}</ref>. Filming ~~began in~~ September 2012 ~~and lasted until~~ March 2013.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://togethermag.eu/bruges-gears-up-for-bbc-filming/\|title=Bruges gears up for BBC filming\|date=20 August 2012}}</ref>. Two versions were made, one for the BBC and a more sexually explicit version for the US.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Wurm \|first=Gerald \|title=The White Queen With Two Versions - BBC Costume Series With More Nudity in the US - Movie-Censorship.com \|url=https://www.movie-censorship.com/news.php?ID=5762 \|website=www.movie-censorship.com}}</ref>		The budget was £25 million and took 120 days to shoot, consisting of 250 sets including: dungeons, palaces, castles, 12 state banquets and at least two coronations.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Ben Stephenson \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/whitequeen/ \|title=Media Centre – ''The White Queen'' \|publisher=BBC \|date=2013-05-29 \|access-date=2013-06-23}}</ref>. Filming spanned September 2012-March 2013.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://togethermag.eu/bruges-gears-up-for-bbc-filming/\|title=Bruges gears up for BBC filming\|date=20 August 2012}}</ref>. Two versions were made, one for the BBC and a more sexually explicit version for the US.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Wurm \|first=Gerald \|title=The White Queen With Two Versions - BBC Costume Series With More Nudity in the US - Movie-Censorship.com \|url=https://www.movie-censorship.com/news.php?ID=5762 \|website=www.movie-censorship.com}}</ref>

	A companion two-part documentary series, ''The Real White Queen and Her Rivals'', presented by Philippa Gregory, was made to accompany the series. It was broadcast on [[BBC Two]] on 17 and 24 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|title=BBC Two\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037k6lt\|access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref>		A companion two-part documentary series, ''The Real White Queen and Her Rivals'', presented by Philippa Gregory, was made to accompany the series. It was broadcast on [[BBC Two]] on 17 and 24 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|title=BBC Two\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037k6lt\|access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref>

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	==Production==		==Production==
	The budget was £25 million and took 120 days to shoot, consisting of 250 sets including: dungeons, palaces, castles, 12 state banquets and at least two coronations.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Ben Stephenson \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/whitequeen/ \|title=Media Centre – ''The White Queen'' \|publisher=BBC \|date=2013-05-29 \|access-date=2013-06-23}}</ref>		The budget was £25 million and took 120 days to shoot, consisting of 250 sets including: dungeons, palaces, castles, 12 state banquets and at least two coronations.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Ben Stephenson \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/whitequeen/ \|title=Media Centre – ''The White Queen'' \|publisher=BBC \|date=2013-05-29 \|access-date=2013-06-23}}</ref>. Filming began in September 2012 and lasted until March 2013.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://togethermag.eu/bruges-gears-up-for-bbc-filming/\|title=Bruges gears up for BBC filming\|date=20 August 2012}}</ref>. Two versions were made, one for the BBC and a more sexually explicit version for the US.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Wurm \|first=Gerald \|title=The White Queen With Two Versions - BBC Costume Series With More Nudity in the US - Movie-Censorship.com \|url=https://www.movie-censorship.com/news.php?ID=5762 \|website=www.movie-censorship.com}}</ref>

	Filming began in September 2012 and lasted until March 2013.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://togethermag.eu/bruges-gears-up-for-bbc-filming/\|title=Bruges gears up for BBC filming\|date=20 August 2012}}</ref>

	Two versions were made, one for the BBC and a more sexually explicit version for the US.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Wurm \|first=Gerald \|title=The White Queen With Two Versions - BBC Costume Series With More Nudity in the US - Movie-Censorship.com \|url=https://www.movie-censorship.com/news.php?ID=5762 \|website=www.movie-censorship.com}}</ref>

	A companion two-part documentary series, ''The Real White Queen and Her Rivals'', presented by Philippa Gregory, was made to accompany the series. It was broadcast on [[BBC Two]] on 17 and 24 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|title=BBC Two\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037k6lt\|access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref>		A companion two-part documentary series, ''The Real White Queen and Her Rivals'', presented by Philippa Gregory, was made to accompany the series. It was broadcast on [[BBC Two]] on 17 and 24 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|title=BBC Two\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037k6lt\|access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref>

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	'''''The White Queen''''' is a British [[historical drama]] television drama serial based on [[Philippa Gregory]]'s historical novel series ''[[The Cousins' War]]''.<ref name="BBC White Queen">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/white-queen.html \|title=BBC – Media Centre: ''The White Queen'', a new ten-part drama for BBC One \|website=BBC.co.uk \|date=31 August 2012 \|access-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> The first episode premiered on [[BBC One]] on 16 June 2013 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2013/25/whitequeen-ep1.html \|title=Media Centre – Programme Information – The White Queen \|publisher=BBC \|access-date=2013-06-23}}</ref>		'''''The White Queen''''' is a British [[historical drama]] television drama serial based on [[Philippa Gregory]]'s historical novel series ''[[The Cousins' War]]''.<ref name="BBC White Queen">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/white-queen.html \|title=BBC – Media Centre: ''The White Queen'', a new ten-part drama for BBC One \|website=BBC.co.uk \|date=31 August 2012 \|access-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> The first episode premiered on [[BBC One]] on 16 June 2013 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2013/25/whitequeen-ep1.html \|title=Media Centre – Programme Information – The White Queen \|publisher=BBC \|access-date=2013-06-23}}</ref>

	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 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 story follows three women, [[Elizabeth Woodville]] ([[Rebecca Ferguson]]), [[Lady Margaret Beaufort\|Margaret Beaufort]] ([[Amanda Hale]]) and [[Anne Neville]] ([[Faye Marsay]]), who manipulate events behind the scenes of history to gain power.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/white-queen.html \|title=Media Centre – The White Queen, a new ten-part drama for BBC One \|publisher=BBC \|date=2012-08-31 \|access-date=2013-06-23}}</ref> Elizabeth Woodville is the protagonist in the novel ''[[The White Queen (novel)\|The White Queen]]'', and Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville are the focus of the novels ''[[The Red Queen (Gregory novel)\|The Red Queen]]'' and ''[[The Kingmaker's Daughter]]''; the three characters appear in the three novels that make up the television drama.		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 starts in 1464; the nation has been at war for nine years fighting over who is the rightful king of England, as two branches of the [[House of Plantagenet\|Plantagenet family]], the [[House of York]] and the [[House of Lancaster]], contest the throne. The story follows three women, [[Elizabeth Woodville]] ([[Rebecca Ferguson]]), [[Lady Margaret Beaufort\|Margaret Beaufort]] ([[Amanda Hale]]) and [[Anne Neville]] ([[Faye Marsay]]), who manipulate events behind the scenes of history to gain power.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/white-queen.html \|title=Media Centre – The White Queen, a new ten-part drama for BBC One \|publisher=BBC \|date=2012-08-31 \|access-date=2013-06-23}}</ref> Elizabeth Woodville is the protagonist in the novel ''[[The White Queen (novel)\|The White Queen]]'', and Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville are the focus of the novels ''[[The Red Queen (Gregory novel)\|The Red Queen]]'' and ''[[The Kingmaker's Daughter]]''; the three characters appear in the three novels that make up the television drama.

	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. Two days later, the BBC confirmed that ''The White Queen'' was always planned as a miniseries that would not be returning for a second series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a508302/the-white-queen-ditched-by-bbc-it-is-axed-too-soon.html \|title='The White Queen' ditched by BBC: It is axed too soon? \|website=[[Digital Spy]] \|date=20 August 2013 \|access-date=20 August 2013}}</ref> However, there were two sequels in 2017 and 2019.		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. Two days later, the BBC confirmed that ''The White Queen'' was always planned as a miniseries that would not be returning for a second series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a508302/the-white-queen-ditched-by-bbc-it-is-axed-too-soon.html \|title='The White Queen' ditched by BBC: It is axed too soon? \|website=[[Digital Spy]] \|date=20 August 2013 \|access-date=20 August 2013}}</ref> However, there were two sequels in 2017 and 2019.

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	'''''The White Queen''''' is a British [[historical drama]] television drama serial based on [[Philippa Gregory]]'s historical novel series ''[[The Cousins' War]]''.<ref name="BBC White Queen">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/white-queen.html \|title=BBC – Media Centre: ''The White Queen'', a new ten-part drama for BBC One \|website=BBC.co.uk \|date=31 August 2012 \|access-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> The first episode premiered on [[BBC One]] on 16 June 2013 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2013/25/whitequeen-ep1.html \|title=Media Centre – Programme Information – The White Queen \|publisher=BBC \|access-date=2013-06-23}}</ref>		'''''The White Queen''''' is a British [[historical drama]] television drama serial based on [[Philippa Gregory]]'s historical novel series ''[[The Cousins' War]]''.<ref name="BBC White Queen">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/white-queen.html \|title=BBC – Media Centre: ''The White Queen'', a new ten-part drama for BBC One \|website=BBC.co.uk \|date=31 August 2012 \|access-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> The first episode premiered on [[BBC One]] on 16 June 2013 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2013/25/whitequeen-ep1.html \|title=Media Centre – Programme Information – The White Queen \|publisher=BBC \|access-date=2013-06-23}}</ref>

	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 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 story follows three women, [[Elizabeth Woodville]] ([[Rebecca Ferguson]]), [[Lady Margaret Beaufort\|Margaret Beaufort]] ([[Amanda Hale]]) and [[Anne Neville]] ([[Faye Marsay]]), who manipulate events behind the scenes of history to gain power.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/white-queen.html \|title=Media Centre – The White Queen, a new ten-part drama for BBC One \|publisher=BBC \|date=2012-08-31 \|access-date=2013-06-23}}</ref> Elizabeth Woodville is the protagonist in the novel ''[[The White Queen (novel)\|The White Queen]]'', and Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville are the focus of the novels ''[[The Red Queen (Gregory novel)\|The Red Queen]]'' and ''[[The Kingmaker's Daughter]]''; the three characters appear in the three novels that make up the television drama.		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 starts in 1464; the nation has been at war for nine years fighting over who is the rightful king of England, as two branches of the [[House of Plantagenet\|Plantagenet family]], the [[House of York]] and the [[House of Lancaster]], contest the throne. The story follows three women, [[Elizabeth Woodville]] ([[Rebecca Ferguson]]), [[Lady Margaret Beaufort\|Margaret Beaufort]] ([[Amanda Hale]]) and [[Anne Neville]] ([[Faye Marsay]]), who manipulate events behind the scenes of history to gain power.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/white-queen.html \|title=Media Centre – The White Queen, a new ten-part drama for BBC One \|publisher=BBC \|date=2012-08-31 \|access-date=2013-06-23}}</ref> Elizabeth Woodville is the protagonist in the novel ''[[The White Queen (novel)\|The White Queen]]'', and Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville are the focus of the novels ''[[The Red Queen (Gregory novel)\|The Red Queen]]'' and ''[[The Kingmaker's Daughter]]''; the three characters appear in the three novels that make up the television drama.

	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. Two days later, the BBC confirmed that ''The White Queen'' was always planned as a miniseries that would not be returning for a second series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a508302/the-white-queen-ditched-by-bbc-it-is-axed-too-soon.html \|title='The White Queen' ditched by BBC: It is axed too soon? \|website=[[Digital Spy]] \|date=20 August 2013 \|access-date=20 August 2013}}</ref> However, there were two sequels in 2017 and 2019.		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. Two days later, the BBC confirmed that ''The White Queen'' was always planned as a miniseries that would not be returning for a second series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a508302/the-white-queen-ditched-by-bbc-it-is-axed-too-soon.html \|title='The White Queen' ditched by BBC: It is axed too soon? \|website=[[Digital Spy]] \|date=20 August 2013 \|access-date=20 August 2013}}</ref> However, there were two sequels in 2017 and 2019.