Medieval murders, feuding families, love and lust...and all over a fight for the Throne.

Sounds a wee bit familiar doesn't it?!

But no, this isn't the latest series of Game of Thrones - even though Catelyn Stark star Michelle Fairley does have a major part.

We're talking about the hotly-anticipated new TV series The White Princess, which airs on UKTV’s Drama channel tonight at 9pm.

Just like George R.R. Martin's epic tale, it's also adapted from a best-selling novel of the same name, written by Philippa Gregory.

But the thrilling story of The White Princess and its cast of unforgettable characters were not dreamed up by Hollywood scriptwriters.

The story is the sequel to the Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated The White Queen and is based on real events at one of the most turbulent times in British history in the aftermath of the War of the Roses.

After centuries of killing, revolts and conflict, culminating in all out war for the throne, an uneasy peace has broken out in the kingdom.

But even as the two warring families of York and Lancaster are united through marriage, in palaces and castles from the icy north to the southern shores princes, dukes, earls and their generals are plotting to overthrow the new king.

It's even been hailed as “the feminist answer to Game Of Thrones” by some.

And the show also has several familiar female faces in the leading roles, with the aforementioned Michelle Fairley being among the most recognisable.

She plays Lady Margaret Beaufort - King Henry VII’s mother - who is the mastermind behind Henry’s ascent to the throne, after devoting her whole life to helping him become king. Her battles lie at the heart of the drama of The White Princess.

Other familiar faces among the cast include Doctor Foster star Jodie Comer, who plays Elizabeth - The White Princess of the title - and Suki Waterhouse, who stars as her younger sister.

Viewers of the x-part series will be treated to a series of bloody battles between the houses as they fight for the crown.

Lancastrian Henry Tudor’s decisive victory at the Battle of Bosworth saw him crowned King Henry VII in 1487, and he swiftly moved to marry Elizabeth of York to unite the families, and build a dynasty.

But in the drama, marrying Elizabeth is no guarantee of her loyalty - her lover was killed by Henry’s troops at Bosworth for one thing.

And when rumours begin to swirl that her brother is still alive and plotting to seize the crown for York, she faces having to choose between her new husband and her own flesh and blood...

  • The White Princess airs on UKTV’s Drama channel tonight at 9pm.