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Historical novelist Philippa Gregory鈥檚 British history series will be the basis of a new Starz miniseries titled 鈥淭he White Queen,鈥� which will premiere this August.

鈥淨ueen鈥� will follow the events of Gregory鈥檚 books 鈥淭he Lady of the Rivers,鈥� 鈥淭he White Queen,鈥� and 鈥淭he Red Queen,鈥� which are known as the "Cousins鈥� War" series. 鈥淩ed鈥� centers on Margaret Beaufort, the mother of the first Tudor king Henry VII, while 鈥淲hite鈥� follows Elizabeth Woodville, who became queen by marrying King Edward IV. 鈥淩ivers鈥� is the story of Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Elizabeth鈥檚 mother. The conflict around which the series is built is the War of the Roses, in which the houses of York and Lancaster struggled for the English throne.

The series will run for 10 episodes and is produced in tandem with the BBC.

鈥淎ll are heroines in the real sense of the word,鈥� Gregory said of her characters in a statement. 鈥淭hey were courageous and determined and went through extraordinary danger, but they never abandoned their unwavering desire to return their family to power.... I think people are going to be surprised to see these remarkably powerful women when traditional history tells you female were simply relegated to be victims or wives or mothers.鈥�

The series stars 鈥淩ipper Street鈥� actress Amanda Hale as Margaret Beaufort; 鈥淎lbert Nobbs鈥� actress Janet McTeer as Jacquetta of Luxembourg; actress Rebecca Ferguson as Elizabeth Woodville; Max Irons of 鈥淩ed Riding Hood鈥� as Edward IV; and 鈥淭he Tudors鈥� actor James Frain as Lord Warwick, who serves as mentor to Edward IV.

鈥淨ueen鈥� will premiere Aug. 10.

Gregory is best-known for her novel 鈥淭he Other Boleyn Girl,鈥� which followed Anne鈥檚 sister Mary Boleyn and her relationship with her more famous sibling and was released in 2001. It was released as a movie in 2008 starring Natalie Portman as Anne, Scarlett Johansson as Mary, and Eric Bana as King Henry VIII.