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The Spanish Princess

★ 7.0 13K votes 2019–2020 2 seasons · 16 episodes Ended STARZ
Royalty & aristocracyCourts, crowns and dynasties.This show: 10/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 9/10Real historyReal historical events and figures woven into the story.This show: 8/10Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 8/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 8/10Political intriguePower struggles inside governments and institutions.This show: 7/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Laura CarmichaelAaron CobhamCharlotte HopeStephanie Levi-JohnRuairi O'ConnorPhilip Cumbus
Written by
Emma FrostMatthew Graham
Starring
Laura CarmichaelAaron CobhamCharlotte HopeStephanie Levi-JohnRuairi O'ConnorPhilip Cumbus
Written by
Emma FrostMatthew Graham
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About

"Tudor court politics through a queen's eyes"

This period drama follows Catherine of Aragon from her arrival in England as a teenage bride through her turbulent years navigating the Tudor court, eventually becoming queen. It's the third installment in a loose historical saga adapted from Philippa Gregory's novels, following the same lush costume-drama template: political scheming, court intrigue, and personal survival amid shifting alliances. The pace is steady rather than fast, leaning on atmosphere and performances over action. It works best if you enjoy Tudor history retold through a female-centered lens, with attention to power, marriage, and identity in a hostile court.

Watch it for

the fresh, female-driven take on Catherine of Aragon's rise before Henry VIII's reign became legend.

Maybe skip if

you want fast-paced plotting rather than slow-building court politics and costume drama atmosphere.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

Part I2019
7.33K87h 27m
Catherine of Aragon is the Princess of Spain, who has been promised the English throne all her life. She arrives in a rain-lashed England with her glorious and diverse court including her ladies-in-waiting Lina and Rosa. When her husband dies suddenly, the throne seems lost to Catherine until she sets her sights on the new heir, the future King Henry VIII.
Part II2020
7.52K87h 45m
Presiding over the most glamorous court in Europe and beloved by their people, Queen Catherine and Henry VIII together create an England that is proud, confident and strong enough to withstand threat from abroad. Catherine’s struggle to produce an heir places her marriage and position in the court at risk, and she is haunted by her choices from the past. Despite proving herself a politician, a diplomat, a national inspiration and even a military commander, Catherine must battle to save her love with the King, and to preserve the peace and prosperity of their reign.

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Laura Carmichael Maggie Pole
Aaron Cobham Oviedo
Charlotte Hope Catherine of Aragon
Stephanie Levi-John Lina de Cardonnes
Ruairi O'Connor Henry VIII, Prince Harry Tudor
Philip Cumbus Thomas Wolsey
Richard Pepper Thomas Boleyn
Jordan Renzo Charles Brandon, Charlie Brandon
Olly Rix Edward Stafford
Georgie Henley Meg Tudor

Crew

Emma Frost
Matthew Graham

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