Starz Ruairi O'Connor and Charlotte Hope star as King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon on The Spanish Princess
In recent years, Starz has produced a series of shows based on Philipa Gregory’s historical fiction novels about the Wars of the Roses and the Tudor dynasty in England. The latest is The Spanish Princess, about Catherine of Aragon, the first of King Henry VIIIs six wives. The second part premieres Sunday, October 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
If you don’t have cable or don’t have Starz, here’s how to watch The Spanish Princess Part 2 streaming online for free:
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Amazon Prime Starz Channel
If you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber or you start a free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime, you can watch all live and on-demand Starz content via the Amazon Starz Channel, which comes with a seven-day free trial:
Once you’re signed up for both Amazon Prime and the Starz channel, you can then watch The Spanish Princess either live as it airs or on-demand anytime after.
For either option, you can watch on your computer via the Amazon website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone compatible), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 or other streaming device via the Amazon Video app.
Watch Starz on Sling TV
Starz is available as its own standalone package through Sling TV, meaning you can sign up for Starz whether or not you also sign up for one of Sling TV’s main “Sling Orange” or “Sling Blue” channel bundles. As such, you can get Starz for a total of $9 per month through Sling:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch The Spanish Princess live or on-demand on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
Watch Starz on Hulu
Whether you already have Hulu or you want to sign up for a new subscription, Starz is available as an add-on to either Hulu or Hulu with Live TV. If you’re a new subscriber, you can start a free 30-day trial of regular Hulu plus the Starz add-on:
Once signed up for Hulu and the Starz add-on, you can watch The Spanish Princess live as it airs, or you can watch it on-demand anytime after.
You can watch on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 (on-demand only), Nintendo Switch, Echo Show or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
‘The Spanish Princess’ Part 2 Preview
Building on the success of The White Queen and The White Princess, which were about Henry VIII’s (Ruairi O’Connor) grandmother and mother, respectively, the newest Starz limited series based on Phillipa Gregory’s historical fiction series is The Spanish Princess, which gets into the turmoil surrounding Henry VIII’s first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon (Charlotte Hope) from Spain.
The first part of The Spanish Princess, which aired in the spring of 2019, was about King Henry VII (Elliot Cowan) and his wife, Elizbeth of York (Alexandra Moen) forging an alliance with Spain by betrothing their son, Arthur (Angus Imrie) to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella’s (Alicia Borreachero) daughter, Catherine (Hope). Arthur and Catherine were briefly married — though the romantic correspondence that Catherine thought was with Arthur turned out to be with his younger brother, Harry (O’Connor), pretending to Arthur.
When Arthur got sick and died shortly after the wedding, leaving Catherine torn between wanting to marry Harry and feeling politically obligated to marry his father, Henry VII, who had recently lost his wife, Lizzie. Fortunately for her, Henry VII himself died before Catherine’s hand was forced. In the finale for part 1, she and Harry were wed and he assumed the throne as Henry VIII.
When the series returns, Henry and Catherine are “presiding over the most glamorous court in Europe and beloved by their people,” creating “an England that is proud, confident and strong enough to withstand threats from abroad,” according to the Starz press release.
But 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.”
Over the course of part 2, Henry will leave England to invade France, leaving a pregnant Catherine alone to defend England against the designs of Scottish King James IV. The Black Plague will also come to England, and viewers may meet a young woman named Anne Boleyn, who (spoiler alert) became Henry VIII’s second wife after Catherine failed to produce a male heir that survived infancy.
The Spanish Princess airs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Starz.
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How to Watch The Spanish Princess Season 2 Online