...to fancy the bloke playing Richard in the White Queen?

[Taranta]

Yes I know he looks like Edward Scissorhands, but my goodness I would, given half a chance. Perhaps he appeals to my inner goth, I dunno. Am I alone on this one?

He's luverlly. I've stopped watching the rest, I just watch him. I don't even call it The White Queen now. I just call it My Richardfest. Dh is a bit .

Drool.

And he looked so sinister and brooding this week....

Margaret Beaufort was a really interesting character, I can see why PG likes her. She was exceptionally clever and politically aware. Plus unbelievably pious, I do rather like Amanda Hayes portrayal!
Not sure about Anne Neville, the most interesting thing about her seems to be her Father and her Husband tbh, the actress is good though.

I'm a TOTAL Ricardian. Margaret Beaufort did it!

If I was an actress playing his wife, I would be hard pressed to actually act in those bedroom scenes

He is beautiful, and the age gap doesn't really matter I did go out with a 18 year old when I was 24

It was Margaret. It makes total sense. Anne and Richard took in George's children after he died. Edward Warwick was technically before Richard in the succession. He didn't murder that nephew!

Oi oi - stop with the history lesson.
This is supposed to be a thread about smokin hotness - and we've all seen that portrait...

I'd forgotten about that, saggy. Good point.

Now that we know that he was meant to have had scoliosis (as shown by the skeleton), I kind of miss it. I'm not sure it would take away from the smoking hotness..

I agree, it's a fascinating period perhaps more so than Henry VIII. The PG documentary was very enlightening, I hadn't realised how young Margaret Beaufort was when she had Henry (13 ). It's actually quite admirable that a young girl who was, quite frankly, used and abused by those around her was able to become such a powerful and influential woman.

Ahem... Going back to the smokin hotness...
It's his voice for me rather than his face, it's such a mature growly voice! Gives me a little shiver...

The eyes - always the eyes....

Kenneth Branagh!! That's who his voice reminds me of! Ignoring the fact that he's Irish not Welsh he's got the same gravelly tone.
Am pleased now...

Only the name is a bit.. ahem. Does anyone else think "aneurysm"?

I'm sure it means something nice in Welsh, though..

It just puts me in mind of Aneurin Bevan - he of NHS fame.

Boozy: Only a teensy bit. And he hasn't go hairy feet (I don't think.. but they haven't shown them, have they!).

I am lusting after him a little, and very very glad that I am now allowed to fancy him as he wasnt a child murderer.

to the pp who fancied George are you utterly bonkers?! that cheesy cheesy grin

As a medieval historian by training, I've always been in the Richard was not all bad camp. And not just because of this hottie

Aneurin

And lo, there was much fanning of self and coming over all unnecessary.
Thinking about it, there's something of the Jack White scruffy oddness about him I'm partial too. With you on the long hair badspeakingskills he'll be keeping those tresses if I have a thing to do with it, oh yes.