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Review: 'The Spanish Princess,' a sexy, political look at England's famous royal ex-wife

The rich Moorish influence of 16th century Spain meets the stiff grandeur of England's Tudor dynasty in Starz's gripping period drama "The Spanish Princess."

The eight-part miniseries, which follows Catherine of Aragon from infanta to queen, is the latest addition to a celebrated anthology series about the ascent of determined royal women during and after the Wars of the Roses.

"The White Queen," "The White Princess" and this new narrative about their European

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