**A well-made miniseries about women and their political role at a troubled time in history.** I've seen a few period series, and almost all of them stand out for the same reasons and fall into the same traps. I remember, in particular, the famous and successful series _The Tudors_ and another, less well-known, _The Borgias_, but there are other…

With the deposition of Henry VI, England’s 15th century Wars of the Roses have seen the Yorkists triumph over the Plantagenets and the young Edward IV (Max Irons) claim the throne. With just one more battle required to clinch his victory, he is riding through the countryside with his king-making Earl of Warwick (James Frain) when he encounters the …