The White Queen Trailer Drops: Game of Thrones By Way of Da Vinci's Demons

Starz have released the trailer for their upcoming screen adaptation of Philippa Gregory's The White Queen, trading on the success of not only Starz's own historical fiction Da Vinci's Demons but also popular period pieces like HBO's Game of Thrones, which shares a number of thematic elements--strong female characters, magic and the use of The War of the Roses as a root inspiration, to start. The novel tells the story of Elizabeth Woodville, queen consort of King Edward IV of England, as she and two other women vie to be the Queen of England. The series recently debuted on the BBC to mediocre critical response but was popular with audiences. You can check out the trailer below; the series will debut in the U.S. on Starz on August 10.