THE SPANISH PRINCESS
ARRIVES TO COURT TOMORROW!
Spanish Princess starts tomorrow at Starz |
THE SPANISH PRINCESS follows Catherine of Aragon, princess of Spain who was promised the
English throne since she was a child. She arrives in a grey, rain lashed
England with her glorious court and becomes Princess of Wales, but
when her husband Prince Arthur dies suddenly, the throne seems lost to
Catherine. However, she claims her
marriage was never consummated and
that therefore as a virgin she may set her sights on the new heir, the
charismatic and headstrong Prince Harry who
will one day rule as King
Henry VIII. You can read more in our previous massive premium spotlight, but here are the main characters with new portraits:
The series will air in seven hour long episodes! |
Charlotte Hope takes the lead role of Catherine of Aragon |
CATHERINE OF ARAGON
Charlotte Hope portrays Princess Catherine of Aragon who arrives
to the English court in order to become the future queen. Her life there
will be one of the most tragic ones recorded in royal history.
PRINCE HENRY OF ENGLAND
PRINCE HENRY OF ENGLAND
Ruairi O'Connor plays Prince Harry, the future King Henry VIII of
England, the famous womaniser. Although in love with Catherine in the
beginning, he will ditch her later on as she did not produce him a male
heir.
KING HENRY OF ENGLAND
Elliot Cowan plays Henry Tudor, the king of England! He wants to cement his alliance with Spain because he has scheming enemies in France and Scotland. He is both charmed by Catherine and shocked by her audacity.
CATHERINE'S LADY LINA
CATHERINE'S LADY LINA
Stephanie Levi John plays one of Catherine's ladies in waiting
Lina, intelligent and extremely loyal she served the future queen of
England for more than two decades! Her character is based on a real
woman called Catalina de Cardonnes!
CATHERINE'S LADY ROSA
CATHERINE'S LADY ROSA
Nadia Parkes plays Catherine of Aragon's second lady in waiting
Rosa. She is a part of the strong female sisterhood with Catherine and
Lina. They support each other when they arrive to the new court as
newcomers.
OVIEDO THE BOWMAN
OVIEDO THE BOWMAN
Aaron Cobham is handsome Oviedo in the series, a bowman who
travels to England with the court of Catherine of Aragon! Lina falls in
love with him, even though she's supposed to marry someone from the
Tudor court!
THE QUEEN MOTHER
THE QUEEN MOTHER
Harriet Walter plays the infamous and evil Margaret Beaufort,
Henry VIII's vicious grandmother who fought for the Tudors to steal the
throne from Yorks. Her son is now safely on that throne and she has two
grandsons to secure the future as well.
LADY MAGGIE POLE
LADY MAGGIE POLE
Laura Carmichael plays Maggie Pole, a good and kind member of the royal court whom we remember from the previous The White Princess series as well! The cast also includes Alicia Borrachero as Spanish Queen Isabella, Jordan Renzo as Charlie Brandon, Richard Pepper as Thomas Boleyn,
Earl of Wiltshire, Philip Cumbus as Thomas Wolsey and Alan McKenna as Sir Richard Pole! Check out the trailer below:
Elliot Cowan plays a crowned head again after Da Vinci's Demons |
It does sound good but.........
ReplyDeleteToo many princesses in it :)
DeleteVery good post, with a display of stunning pictures of the main characters, and a nice trailer! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI like period dramas, so I suppose it's a must-watch for me. Sadly, my TV is out of order, and I'm doing nothing at the moment about it. I've got other things on my mind, like the escalation in the south of the country with the rockets flying further to the center. Our neighbors are determined not to let the Eurovision take place in Tel Aviv.
We've just got retweets from the executive producer and the writers of the show, so I'm guessing they liked the post too.
DeleteOh, hell, that's terrible. Our representative just had her first rehearsal in Tel Aviv today. But who cares about Eurovision if lives are in danger there :( I just pray that region of yours will find peace. Our too, as we're having problems with our Southern Region as well, sadly. Hope you will stay safe.
Thank you.
DeletePeace and safety!
DeleteI hope it came in with strong viewership numbers yesterday! I have been looking forward to seeing this since we first heard about it here.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the ratings yet, but I see that the first reactions on their page are disappointing, everybody keeps saying the acting is terrible, I mean no surprise there, Charlotte Hope is as charismatic as a cup of tepid water LOL and everybody seems to hate the change of actors from previous series to this one. I don't know why they don't keep the same actors. But I'm watching for visual splendour anyhows :) I expect for acting and forced diversity to get on my nerves, so I'm prepared ahead for that lol
DeleteThat's too bad to hear. I suspect if it's already getting dismal reviews, I probably won't enjoy it much. I do love visual splendor, but if the acting sucks, no amount of pretty can save it in my book.
DeleteIt is half bad, half good reviews, so we shall have to trust our own judgement. They're all going mad that Harry is 16 not ten in the series, but how on Earth would you make a series out of the romance between Catherine and a ten year old boy? Some people are just stupid, I tell you that :)
DeleteHow come King Henry looks like a millennial?
ReplyDeleteHe does? I do love me some Elliot Cowan and he loves me too, you know, he's been following us at Twitter for many years now... a lovely chap and gorgeous as well.
DeleteAin't nothing like reciprocal love. I wish Kidman felt the same way about me.
DeleteDid you see how horrible she was in Aquaman?
DeleteDon't remind me. But she was excellent in Once in a Blue Moon.
DeleteYour blue moon?
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