I just finished binge watching The White Princess - about the aftermath of the Battle of Bosworth Field and the start of the reign of Henry VII. It's not exactly a period of history that I'm overly familiar with, but perhaps one of the biggest understatements in television history is the text at the end of each episode before the credits roll: "Some historical events and characters have been altered in the film for dramatic purposes". No sh*t Sherlock! A quick check of Wikipedia reveals that almost nothing in the series happened in reality (although Wikipedia is not exactly the most reliable source of historical facts either). I guess this was why it was a drama on Starz (a premium cable channel) rather than The History Channel.
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